MILWAUKEE (WI)
Claims Journal
By CARRIE ANTLFINGER | February 3, 2012
A bankruptcy lawyer says about 550 people are asking for restitution for alleged sexual abuse by clergy in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee.
Attorney James Stang said Wednesday that’s more than in any of the other U.S. dioceses that have filed for bankruptcy protection. Stang represents creditors in the case.
The Milwaukee Archdiocese filed for bankruptcy protection last year, saying pending sex-abuse lawsuits could leave it with debts it couldn’t afford.
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