MONTANA
Billings Gazette
April 27, 2018
By PHOEBE TOLLEFSON ptollefson@billingsgazette.com
After six years of litigation and three attempts at mediation, victims of Catholic clergy sex abuse in Eastern Montana have reached a settlement with the church.
The tentative $20 million agreement between victims and the Great Falls-Billings Diocese was announced in a press release on Friday issued by attorneys for the victims.
The claims cover allegations of sexual abuse between the 1940s and the 1980s at ministries throughout the eastern half of the state, from the St. Labre Indian School on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation to the small town of Absarokee.
Daniel Fasy, a Seattle-based attorney representing some of the claimants, applauded his clients in a prepared statement.
“Justice is long overdue, and the survivors have shown a tremendous amount of resilience and courage throughout this process. They stood up and spoke truth to power, and their efforts will no doubt lead to the protection of future generations of children,” Fasy said.
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