BROOKLYN (NY)
The Tablet (publication of the Brooklyn diocese)
September 18, 2018
In one of the largest known settlement payouts for sex abuse within the Catholic Church to date, the Diocese of Brooklyn announced on Sept.18 that it would pay $27.5 million to four victims of abuse at the hands of a volunteer at St. Lucy’s-St. Patrick’s Church in the Fort Greene/Clinton Hill section of Brooklyn.
While some reports have claimed the individual in question, Angelo Serrano, was an employee of the school at the time, the Diocese of Brooklyn has contested those claims noting that he was a volunteer at the time of the abuse.
Serrano was found responsible for raping four victims between the ages of 8 and 12 from 2003 to 2009. The abuse did not take place on church property.
According to published reports, a priest saw the abuse, but didn’t report it. The two priests at the parish were named co-defendants in the case.
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