ROCHESTER (NY)
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
June 9, 2018
By David Andreatta
At least 20 children, and probably more, have been sexually abused by 24 priests in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester since 1950.
Over the years, the diocese has paid $1,616,000 in compensation to those victims. The number of victims is likely higher because not all victims accept financial compensation.
Some of the payouts date back decades, although most were settled since the Catholic clergy sex abuse scandal erupted in 2002.
Those figures are according to the diocese, which released them Friday in response to a request from the Democrat and Chronicle following new accusations that it’s protecting and enabling pedophile priests.
The accusations were leveled by a lawyer from Boston, who stood outside Sacred Heart Cathedral in Rochester on Wednesday claiming to represent 17 people who allege they were abused by eight diocesan priests over a period of 28 years, ending in 1978.
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