ROCKVILLE CENTRE (NY)
Newsday

October 16, 2017

By Bart Jones, bart.jones@newsday.com

[See also the Rockville Centre’s new website about its Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Program]

The Diocese of Rockville Centre on Monday is to unveil an independent compensation program for victims of clergy sexual abuse, a move that is likely to involve dozens of victims and cost the diocese millions of dollars.

The Independent Reconciliation and Compensation program is similar to ones started over the past year in the Archdiocese of New York and the Diocese of Brooklyn.

Under the program, victims deemed eligible for financial compensation must agree not to pursue legal action against the church in the future in order to collect.

“With this program we are making a major commitment to the ongoing healing of survivors of acts of child sexual abuse committed by clergy,” said Bishop John Barres, spiritual leader of the diocese of…