Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Brooklyn Diocese to Pay $27.5 Million to Settle 4 Sex Abuse Claims

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Four men who said they were sexually abused as boys by a teacher at a Catholic church have reached a $27.5 million settlement with the Diocese of Brooklyn. The New York Times reports Tuesday that the agreement is one of the largest settlements ever awarded to sexual abuse victims within the Catholic Church. The men will each receive about $6.8 million. The settlement comes just two weeks after the New York attorney general subpoenaed all eight Roman Catholic dioceses in the state as...

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