MILWAUKEE (WI)
WTAQ
MILWAUKEE (WTAQ) – The Milwaukee Catholic Archdiocese wants to budget $4 million to compensate those molested by its priests.
The church planned to file its reorganization plan Wednesday for breaking out of the Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection it first sought in 2011.
Archbishop Jerome Listecki said the plan includes, “some financial compensation” to eligible victims — along with funds for their therapy and pastoral care.
About 575 people have filed claims for compensation, saying they’ve been scarred from sex abuse by various priests over a period of decades.
The Associated Press first reported the size of the $4 million compensation proposal. It’s only a quarter of what the Milwaukee Archdiocese paid 10 abuse victims by two of its priests in California in 2006.
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