CALIFORNIA
Stockton Record
Posted Aug. 14, 2014
STOCKTON – Friday is the deadline for claims to be filed alleging sex abuse by leaders of the Diocese of Stockton, which is undergoing bankruptcy proceedings.
The U.S. Bankruptcy Court had ordered that anyone planning to file a claim has until 4 p.m. Friday to submit the required forms.
The court needs to determine how the Catholic organization’s assets will be distributed and to which outstanding claims.
Stockton’s diocese filed for bankruptcy in January amid pending civil litigation in claims of child sexual abuse by priests.
Previous settlements to victims and other legal costs have set the diocese back $32 million over the past two decades.
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