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	LA Archdiocese to Pay Clergy Victims $600m Amount Largest Payout to Date for Church WMTW July 14, 2007 http://www.wmtw.com/news/13682926/detail.html Los Angeles — The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles will reportedly fork over the largest payout to date in the church's sexual abuse scandal. The Associated Press has learned that the archdiocese will pay alleged clergy abuse victims at least $600 million. Attorneys for both sides are expected to announce the deal Monday. Sources with knowledge of the agreement say the archdiocese and its insurers will pay each of the 500 alleged victims a little over a million dollars. The sources say the settlement also calls for the release of confidential priest personnel files after review by a judge. Fifteen civil trials involving 172 of 500 alleged victims were scheduled to begin next week.
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