Calif. Diocese Settles Clergy Abuse Cases; 87 Victims

The Orange County diocese reached a settlement with 87 victims of clergy abuse, and a source close to the case told The Associated Press it promised to be bigger than the record $85 million agreement with the Boston Archdiocese.

...a participant in the settlement negotiations told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity that the sum would exceed the record $85 million paid to 552 plaintiffs in Boston in 2003.

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Take a look at this CWN Off the Record post about some of the other things that are done with money in the Diocese of Orange...