144 victims of sexual abuse victims will be awarded $ 198 million

 
    San Diego, California, USA, Shenzhen News Net News Catholic Diocese agreed to pay $ 198 million to compensate 144 victims of the parish clergy sexual abuse victims. This is the second largest "ticket" So far, the American Catholic parish accepted due to the sexual abuse scandal.
    Apologized to the victims
    San Diego Diocese and victims, lawyers in San Diego federal court to reach a settlement, the church will be paid to victims totaling $ 198 million compensation.
    The joint statement issued by the lawyers of both parties, each victim will receive compensation of about $ 1.4 million, the amount slightly higher than the other dioceses in California to pay compensation to victims of sexual abuse. Court approval in October and announced compensation details.
    San Diego Catholic Bishop Robert Brom, said: "We pray that this reconciliation can be broken, heal the suffering endured by the victims in all these years." Brom apologize to the victims at a news conference, said: "For us (Parish clergy) to them (the victims) to bring the torture, I am very, very sorry. "
    This late for more than four years of reconciliation so that victims relieved. But their lawsuit time-consuming for many years angry. Michael from Atlanta, Georgia, Ban said: "They knew I experienced sexual abuse, but also let me experience (so long legal battle), is really disgraceful."
    Negotiations took four years
    Owen bazar gold, one of the victim's attorney said: "The reconciliation is certainly the great courage of the survivors, and all parties concerned hope that reconciliation can mitigate the long-term suffering of the survivors."
    Negotiations between the Associated Press reported on the 6th, San Diego Diocese and victims four years ago, had already begun. In February of this year, the San Diego diocese filed for bankruptcy protection to avoid the embarrassing, expensive sex scandal lawsuit. San Diego diocese, about one million Catholics, the Catholic Diocese of the United States is now the largest "purse" is the most full. Filed for bankruptcy protection automatically suspend the civil proceedings the trial, or from trial to temporarily act as a shield.
    However, dealing with bankruptcy cases, Judge Louise De Kaer Adler has extensive experience. Her last month, accusing the San Diego diocese to underestimate the real estate prices, and concealment of facts to the court. She said that under federal law, parish-based "lax" and "inexcusable failure" in the financial report, the court shall have the right rejected the bankruptcy filings of the parish.
    The San Diego diocese initially proposed to pay a total of $ 95 million compensation. However, the victim's attorney with reference to the sex scandal case of the other dioceses in California, made $ 200,000,000 in claims.