BUFFALO (NY)
Batavia News
April 29, 2020
By Matt Surtel
ABUSE SCANDAL: Decision made amid ongoing Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings
The Diocese of Buffalo is ending its support of priests with substantiated reports of sexual abuse.
The decision was announced Tuesday. It ends all financial support and health benefits for the priests involved.
“In some cases, a few priests were still receiving a monthly salary, based on the last monthly amount they were receiving prior to having their faculties suspended,” said interim Communications Director Greg Tucker, via email. “The other support was in the form of health and dental insurance, and in some cases, car insurance.”
The measure will take effect Friday. It was done as part of the diocese’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy process.
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