PITTSBURGH (PA)
KDKA-TV
August 14, 2020
By Andy Sheehan
Today marks two years since the release of the grand jury report on clergy sexual abuse.
Out of shock and shame that was the grand jury report, Bishop Zubik says the diocese emerged with one clear obligation — to compensate and care for victims of clergy sexual abuse — no matter the cost.
“First and foremost to people who are the victim/survivors to help them in every way we can possibly help them,” he said
To that end, the diocese established the Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Program — a fund to compensate all victims of clergy sexual abuse. Some 369 people have made claims and to date, most have received compensation including Paul Dorsch.
“How do you put a dollar value on that?” He said.
For Dorsch, it’s been a long road. He and others told me two decades ago about the sexual abuse they suffered as teenagers at the hands of Father Jack Hoehl, the former headmaster of Quigley High School, who as named in the report.
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