NEW YORK
New York Daily News
BY
STEPHEN REX BROWN
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Updated: Thursday, May 18, 2017
An attorney for church sex abuse survivors will name and shame priests from the Archdiocese of New York, who allegedly molested his clients when they were kids, on Thursday.
The seven men each received settlements between $150,000 and $350,000 through a compensation program founded by Timothy Cardinal Dolan.
“It is some measure of justice,” said the victims’ attorney, Mike Reck.
“They’ve been handled professionally in the program. They’re treated with respect.”
Six priests abused his clients, according to Reck. Some of the clergymen are well known, Reck said; others have not been publicly identified. He will share details of the cases, some of which he said involve “the most horrific abuse you can imagine” during a press conference at the Hotel Pennsylvania.
The seven victims — whose identities will remain secret — were all part of Phase I of the Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Program created by Dolan. That phase was open only to people who previously documented allegations of abuse to the Archdiocese. By accepting the settlements, they agreed they’d never pursue their cases in court.
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