PHILADELPHIA (PA)
The Legal Examiner
November 10, 2018
By Eric T. Chaffin
The Philadelphia Archdiocese recently announced the establishment of a new victims’ compensation fund for victims of child sexual abuse. Overseeing the fund is a team of former government officials, including a former Philadelphia district attorney, former Philadelphia judge, and former Senate majority leader. These officials are to make sure the compensation fund runs independently of the Catholic Church.
The fund’s purpose is to help compensate victims who cannot pursue financial compensation through the courts because their claims lay outside the statute of limitations.
So far there has been no indication as to what the maximum potential individual payouts will be, or the total dollar amount available in the fund for distribution. Seven other Roman Catholic dioceses in the state are also taking steps to establish similar funds.
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