MINNESOTA
MPR News
September 21, 2018
By Martin Moylan
Survivors of clergy sexual abuse have almost unanimously approved a bankruptcy reorganization plan for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis.
The vote was 398 to 2. Now, there’ll now be a court hearing Tuesday at which a federal judge will consider confirming the plan. Approval is expected.
The plan provides $210 million for victims. But that is before legal fees for the church and victims’ attorneys are deducted. Victims’ attorneys typically get a third of such settlements.
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