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  • San Diego priest abuse claims settled [$198.1M agreement with 144 childhood sexual abuse victims]

    09/07/2007 10:24:37 PM PDT · by Alex Murphy · 1 replies · 176+ views
    Sign On San Diego ^ | September 7, 2007 | Angelica Martinez and Karen Kucher
    SAN DIEGO – The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego reached a $198.1 million agreement with 144 childhood sexual abuse victims Friday morning. The settlement was reached after marathon discussions between attorneys and victims. As part of the settlement, the diocese will also ask a federal bankruptcy judge to dismiss its Chapter 11 case. Another important part of the agreement was the diocese's promise to release church documents about priest abuse, said Irwin M. Zalkin, an attorney for 33 victims in the case. He said that without that concession, the victims would not have agreed to settle their claims. The...