CANADA
CBC News
The Diocese of Antigonish is hosting meetings in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality this week in an attempt to heal the wounds created by the sexual abuse scandal.
Three years ago, the diocese reached a landmark settlement with victims of sexual abuse by priests.
Soon after that settlement was announced, then-bishop Raymond Lahey was charged with possessing and importing child pornography. He was later convicted, sentenced to time served, and defrocked by the Holy See in Rome.
The final installment of a $16-million dollar compensation settlement for victims was paid last fall.
Bishop Brian Dunn said the meetings are an effort to reach out to all parishioners affected by the scandal.
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