SYRACUSE (NY)
Press Connects
February 14, 2018
By Hannah Schwarz
The Diocese of Syracuse is establishing a settlement program for victims of clergy sexual abuse spanning decades, Syracuse Diocese Bishop Robert Joseph Cunningham announced Wednesday.
More than 70 people will receive letters informing them of the possibility of settling, Cunningham said. Those cases relate to roughly 40 priests, none of whom are still serving in the Diocese, and many of whom are no longer alive.
The settlement program will be administered by lawyers who oversaw compensation programs for 9/11 survivors, the BP oil spill and three compensation programs in downstate dioceses.
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