America Diocese of the sex scandal "bleeding"

America Diocese of the sex scandal "bleeding"

Of California, San Diego Catholic Diocese to pay $ 198 million of compensation have been the victims of clergy sexual abuse Catholic has so far paid about $ 2.8 billion compensation
San Diego, California, USA 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.
■ "bleeding" compensation
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."
Brohm at a news conference to apologize to the victims, said: "(parish clergy) to them (victims), 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."
■ four-year deal
Zar gold, one of the victim's attorney, said: "The reconciliation is certainly the great courage of the survivors, 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.
Betty Schneider, aged 62, all efforts are worth it. Schneider San Diego clergy sexual abuse suffered 10 years of age, when she was a church choir member.
"The same age as my grandchildren with me being sexually violated," Schneider said, "I hope all this so that they are than I do better when protected."
■ scandal frequent
Agence France-Presse reported that, since five years ago Jingbao sexual abuse scandal, the Catholic in the United States have been victims to pay a total of about $ 2.8 billion in compensation.
Los Angeles, California, Catholic Archbishop of the parish in July of this year agreed to pay $ 660 million of the 508 victims of sexual abuse, which is the highest compensation paid so far the United States Catholic sex scandal.
Kentucky Covington Diocese in 2006 reached more than 350 victims $ 84 million compensation agreement. California Diocese of Orange agreed in 2004 to 87 lawsuits to pay 100 million U.S. dollars compensation.
The face of such a large amount of sexual abuse lawsuit for compensation, in addition to the San Diego diocese, there are four dioceses filed for bankruptcy protection