NEW YORK
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York
ARCHDIOCESE OF NEW YORK
INDEPENDENT RECONCILIATION AND COMPENSATION PROGRAM (“IRCP”) ADDRESSING CLAIMS OF CLERGY SEXUAL ABUSE OF MINORS
October 6, 2016
PROTOCOL
FOR
Compensation of Certain Individual Claims of Clergy Sexual Abuse of Minors
Previously Submitted to the Archdiocese of New York
I. PURPOSE
This Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Program (the “IRCP”) follows in the wake of initiatives already implemented by the Archdiocese of New York (the “Archdiocese”) to address the problem of sexual abuse of minors alleged against clergy of the Archdiocese The IRCP is a new program designed to compensate eligible victims of abuse[1].
During past years, the Archdiocese has received various individual complaints alleging sexual abuse by clergy of the Archdiocese. This Protocol outlines the eligibility criteria requirements and the process for these individuals to submit and resolve claims alleging such sexual abuse. This Protocol governs only those individual claims previously submitted to the Archdiocese and will be considered Phase I of a two-phase Program.
The effective date of this Phase I Protocol is October 6, 2016. Additional claims alleging similar abuse not previously reported shall be considered during Phase II of this Program, commencing on or about February 1, 2017. Individuals who wish to participate in Phase II may immediately register with the Administrators on the Program website by providing their names, contact information and a summary description of the nature of the claim, including the dates, time, location of the alleged abuse and name of the alleged perpetrator. Such information will be maintained in strict confidence in conjunction with Phase II of this Program except that it will be forwarded to the local office of the District Attorney by the registrant and the Archdiocese for initial review of the allegations. In addition, the Archdiocese will have the matter investigated by outside investigators and examined by the Archdiocese Lay Review Board. If requested, individuals who register for Phase II will be sent information regarding the Phase II process when it becomes available.
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