AUSTRALIA
Sydney Morning Herald
Rachel Browne
The Christian Brothers underpaid almost 170 sexual abuse claimants millions of dollars because they believed they were “going to be taken to the cleaners”, a royal commission has heard.
An inquiry into Catholic church authorities heard the order was asked to re-examine 201 compensation settlements to victims of child sexual abuse in 2014 and found 165 were too low.
An additional $14 million was paid to the claimants, the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse heard.
Province leader of the Christian Brothers Peter Clinch told the inquiry the inadequate initial settlements were due to defensiveness.
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