HARRISBURG (PA)
Andreozzi & Associates, P.C.

September 5, 2018.

By Benjamin D. Andreozzi

In recent weeks there has been much discussion about a compensation fund that would be set up by the Catholic Church in Pennsylvania to pay victims of child sexual abuse. The idea of the fund comes at a time when the church is under fire by the recent statewide grand jury report. In the report, the grand jury recommended a change in the civil statute of limitations that would revive previously expired claims made by victims of child sexual abuse.

The creation of such a fund is not a new idea. It was recently implemented in New York. On it’s face, the fund sounds like a great idea. The settlement fund’s proponents argue that it provides millions of dollars to victims without having to go through the sometimes long and arduous litigation process. While it is…