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CHRISTIAN BROTHERS SETTLEMENTS WITH BALLARAT ABUSE VICTIMS

* Financial settlements with 42 victims
* $3.872 million paid out, average $92,000
* Initial payout total $2.958 million, average payout $70,000
* So far 11 claims re-examined with $914,400 in additional payments

WHAT CHRISTIAN BROTHERS SPENT DEFENDING THREE BALLARAT OFFENDERS

* Robert Charles Best – $1,527,949
* Edward Vernon Dowlan (Ted Bales) – $77,000
* Stephen Francis Farrell – $23,000