NEW YORK
Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn
for Compensation of Certain Individual Claims of Clergy Sexual Abuse of Minors Previously Submitted to the Diocese of Brooklyn (Phase I)
June 22, 2017
An Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Program to pay victims of alleged clergy sexual abuse of minors was announced today by Bishop Nicholas DeMarzio of the Diocese of Brooklyn, New York (the “IRCP”). Read Press Release
The Administrators, Kenneth R. Feinberg and Camille S. Biros, will begin this assignment and will work with Bishop DiMarzio and the distinguished members of the IRCP Independent Oversight Committee.
* The Program is purely voluntary; no individual is required to participate in the Program. Only if the individual is satisfied with, and agrees to accept, the offered compensation, does the individual agree to waive his/her rights to litigate against the Diocese of Brooklyn.
* The Program is limited in scope to those individuals who previously submitted a complaint of sexual abuse of a minor to the Diocese of Brooklyn. Individuals who allege clergy sexual abuse, but have not previously complained to the Diocese of Brooklyn, will have an opportunity to seek compensation later this year during Phase II of this Program. These individuals may register immediately with the Program, 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 the name of the alleged perpetrator.
* Mr. Feinberg and Ms. Biros retain complete and sole discretion over all compensation awards to eligible victims, including eligibility to participate in the Program and the amounts of compensation. By agreement, the Diocese of Brooklyn cannot reject the Administrators’ final determinations as to eligibility and the amount of compensation.
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