Largest sexual abuse settlements by Roman Catholic institutions in the U.S.

By Peter Rowe
San Diego Tribune
September 10, 2017

http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sd-me-settlements-20170831-story.html

[Note: This is a five-part feature. It also includes: A decade after settling sex abuse cases, the Diocese of San Diego still copes with the fallout; Back story: Skepticism and cautious optimism, a decade after a scandal's landmark settlements; Four priests who abused their flock: Grim stories from the San Diego diocese files; and Timeline of the Catholic Church sexual abuse scandal.]

1. Los Angeles, July 14, 2007: $660 million. 508 victims received an average of $780,000 each. Perpetrators included 221 priests, brothers, lay teachers and other diocesan church employees.

2. San Diego, Sept. 7, 2007: $198.1 million. 144 victims received an average of $825,000 each. Perpetrators included 48 priests and one lay coordinator of altar boys.

3. Oregon Province of the Jesuits, March 25, 2011: $166.1 million. 500 victims received an average of $199,000 each. Perpetrators were not identified.

4. Orange, CA, Dec. 2, 2004. $100 million. 91 victims received an average of $659,000 each. Perpetrators included 31 priests, 10 lay people, two nuns and one brother.

5. Boston, Sept. 9, 2003. $84.25 million. 552 victims received an average of $92,000 each. Perpetrators included 140 priests and two others..

6. Covington, KY. Jan. 9, 2009. $79.082 million. 243 victims received an average of $254,000 each. Perpetrators included 35 priests.

7. Wilmington, DE. Feb. 2, 2011. $77.425 million. 150 victims received an average of $310,000 each. Perpetrators were not identified.

8. Portland, Ore. April 17, 2007. $71.45 million. 169 victims received an average of $342,000 each. Unclear, although diocesan bankruptcy filings list 11 priests as perpetrators.

9. Los Angeles, Dec. 1, 2006. $60 million. 45 victims received an average of $800,000 each. Perpetrators included seven priests.

10. Oakland, CA. Aug. 5, 2005. $56 million. 56 victims received an average of $600,000 each. Unclear, although court records name two priests.