(17 Oct 2024)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Los Angeles – 17 October 2024
1. Wide exterior of Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Kirk Dillman, attorney, Archdiocese of Los Angeles:
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"It is the largest settlement of any abuse cases that we’re aware of. And as I said, it will impact the daily operations of the archdiocese for years and years, perhaps decades to come."
3. Wide exterior of Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels with NATSOUND of church bells
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Kirk Dillman, attorney, Archdiocese of Los Angeles:
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"These cases were filed back for abuses that occurred in the 40s, 50, 60s, 70s, somewhat in the 80s. It’s a long time ago. I’m not excusing anything, but the fact remains that today the archdiocese is a much, much different place than it was 40, 50, 60 years ago. And the understanding of abuse is much different and more sophisticated than it was then. we have we have worked mightily to try and resolve these cases in a way that is beneficial as far as we can be to victims. And that, as I said, does not destroy our essential ministries."
5. Various of exterior of Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Irvine, California – 17 October 2024
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Morgan Stewart, attorney for plaintiffs:
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"There is satisfaction with the acknowledgment from the archbishop that they’re to blame and that they failed. There were obviously apologies back in 2007, but not for this set of victims and not for this set that came forward. So the the archbishop statement and acknowledgment of their fault and their harm goes a long way."
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Los Angeles – 17 October 2024
7. Exterior of Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels
STORYLINE:
The Archdiocese of Los Angeles has agreed to pay $880 million to victims of clergy sexual abuse dating back decades, in what an attorney said was the largest single child sex abuse settlement with a Catholic archdiocese, it was announced Wednesday.
After the announcement of the agreement in principle, Archbishop José H. Gomez said in a statement, "I am sorry for every one of these incidents, from the bottom of my heart.”
“My hope is that this settlement will provide some measure of healing for what these men and women have suffered,” the archbishop added. “I believe that we have come to a resolution of these claims that will provide just compensation to the survivor-victims of these past abuses.”
Attorneys for 1,353 people who allege that they suffered horrific abuse at the hands of local Catholic priests reached the settlement after months of negotiations with the archdiocese, the Los Angeles Times reported.
The agreement caps a quarter-century of litigation against the most populous archdiocese in the United States.
Attorneys in the Plaintiffs’ Liaison Committee said in a joint statement, “While there is no amount of money that can replace what was taken from these 1,353 brave individuals who have suffered in silence for decades, there is justice in accountability.”
Under the settlement, the plaintiffs will engage in a process— that will not involve the archdiocese — to allocate the settlement amount among the participants.
The archdiocese has previously paid $740 million to victims in various settlements and had pledged to better protect its church members, so this settlement would put the total payout at more than $1.5 billion, the Times said.
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