MILWAUKEE (WI)
HNGN
By Bianca Facchinei b.facchinei@hngn.com | Feb 12, 2014
The Milwaukee Archdiocese has set aside $4 million for victims of sexual abuse by members of the clergy, WBAY-TV reported.
In 2011, the archdiocese filed for bankruptcy, claiming the pending sexual abuse cases would leave it in debt they couldn’t pay. In the cases, hundreds of people claimed members of the clergy sexually assaulted them, who were then allegedly protected by the church and assigned to new positions without warning parishioners.
On Wednesday, Milwaukee archbishop James Listecki said the bankruptcy plan will be filed later in the day.
This is not the first time the archdiocese has run into legal battles. In 2006, they paid $16.7 million to 10 victims in California who were abused by two priests while working there.
Listecki added the archdiocese would provide therapy for the victims as well.
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