MILWAUKEE (WI)
WTAQ
MILWAUKEE (WTAQ) – The Milwaukee Catholic Archdiocese still hopes that a settlement can be reached with hundreds of sex abuse victims, after a court-ordered mediator failed to strike a deal.
Both sides said Monday that their mediation – which Bankruptcy Judge Susan Kelley ordered in late July – had broken down.
About 575 people have filed financial claims against the Archdiocese, saying they deserve compensation after being sexually abused by priests a number of years ago.
The church filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in January of 2011, saying it needed to compensate the abuse victims while having enough money left over to keep operating the 10 county archdiocese.
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