Archdiocese Adding Millions to Clergy Abuse Compensation

KARE
November 11, 2016

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The Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis is adding more money to its compensation plan for clergy abuse victims.

Our partners at Minnesota Public Radio News report the compensation fund will jump from the original $65 million dollars to more than $100 million.

MPR reports Archdiocese attorneys say settlements with insurers and creditors are making more money available for the fund, with settlements have been reached with all but two insurers.

Attorneys for the victims have long said the insurers and the church could afford to contribute more money to the fund.

A motion filed back in May claimed the Archdioceses' net worth was more than $1.5 billion; but a federal judge ruled in July that church properties wouldn't be considered part of the assets.

The money in the compensation fund would go to more than 400 clergy abuse victims.