Advocates for Victims of Clergy Abuse Say Proposed Settlement Not Enough

MILWAUKEE (WI)
WUWM

[with audio]

By LATOYA DENNIS

The Archdiocese of Milwaukee filed its bankruptcy plan this week. A judge will consider it in November. If she accepts the settlement, it will end court battles against the church for clergy who sexually abused people dating back decades. The victims says the money won’t end the pain.

At age 91, Angie Roscholi is the oldest of the clergy abuse victims in the Milwaukee Archdiocese. Her son Father Domenic Roscholi say she came forward with her story for one reason.

“The children that are still being hurt. She’s worried about the children that are still being hurt,” Roscholi says.

Dressed in his black shirt and collar, Roscholi says reconciling his faith with the assaults a priest committed against his mother remains a constant battle.

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