AT LEAST $60M PAID TO NJ VICTIMS OF CATHOLIC PRIEST SEX ABUSE

NEW JERSEY
New Jersey 101.5

August 25, 2018

By Sergio Bichao

Catholic Church officials in New Jersey have paid tens of millions of dollars in the last three decades to men and women who have accused priests and clergy of child sexual abuse.

The exact number of victims and predators is countless because legal settlements often include confidentiality agreements and many victims may never come forward.

But a spokesman for the Archdiocese of Newark last week acknowledged that the five dioceses in the state have paid at least $50 million to settle sex abuse claims in the last 10 years.

Published reports for previous years accounted for another $10 million in settlements.

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