HARRISBURG (PA)
Fox 43 News
July 3, 2019
By Jack Eble
On Tuesday, a spokesperson with the Diocese of Harrisburg said administrators for its Survivor Compensation Program have made offers to all participating survivors.
As of now, no payments have been made.
“The Diocese and Bishop Gainer continue to offer our profound sorrow, prayers and assistance to all survivors of clergy abuse,” said spokesperson Rachel Bryson.
A survivor anonymously told FOX43 his story of abuse at the hands of a former Diocese of Harrisburg priest, Herbert Shank, last year.
He said he received his offer at the beginning of this week and is now weighing his options.
“They call it compensation. I’m not sure you are ever able to compensate someone for the abuse that happened to myself and to all the people that are survivors,” said the survivor, who remains anonymous.
The Survivor Compensation Program was set up by the Diocese of Harrisburg in February as a response to the Grand Jury Report on child sex abuse within six Catholic Dioceses in Pennsylvania in an attempt to make financial amends to victims.
Our source explains he and his group of attorneys submitted information regarding the abuse from Shank.
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