NEWARK (NJ)
The Associated Press
February 12, 2019
By David Porter
Victims of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy in New Jersey will soon be able to apply for compensation from a fund representing all five of the state’s dioceses, one of the fund’s administrators announced Monday.
Camille Biros, who also is overseeing similar compensation funds in Pennsylvania and New York, said New Jersey’s will be different because all five of the state’s dioceses will follow the same protocols. Those will be posted on a website by early next week followed by a 30-day public comment period before they are finalized.
The first phase will last at least six months, Biros said, and will focus on alleged victims who have made previous claims. A second phase will focus on new claims.
“We are looking forward to working with the dioceses and are pleased about the fact this is a common protocol for the entire state,” Biros said.
A fund Biros oversees in New York has paid out more than $210 million to more than 1,100 victims in five dioceses, she said.
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