CALIFORNIA
Turlock Journal
By Sabra Stafford
Crime Desk sstafford@turlockjournal.com 209-634-9141, ext. 2002
POSTED September 16, 2014
The Diocese of Stockton’s efforts to declare bankruptcy has led to 34 new potential claims of sexual abuse being reported.
The Diocese reported the allegations arose during a three month period of notifying claimants and did not involve any priests serving in an active ministry.
The Diocese made the decision in January to file for bankruptcy after a series of costly sexual abuse settlements left them financially drained.
The 34 new claims have been filed with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court and will now be evaluated by a court-appointed committee of creditors and the Diocese. The filings followed a period of extensive outreach by the Diocese to ensure all potential claimants were aware of the August deadline for submitting sexual abuse claims to the court. The Diocese published notices in more than two-dozen national, regional and local newspapers, and mailed notices to every household on local parish and Catholic school mailing lists.
The information related to the new claims has been ordered by the court to remain confidential.
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