The country’s largest archdiocese previously paid $740 million to victims of abuse in various settlements.
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The Archdiocese of Los Angeles on Wednesday said it has agreed to pay $880 million to settle claims of clergy sexual abuse dating back several decades, which the victims’ attorneys say is the largest such settlement with a Catholic archdiocese.Key Facts
The settlement covers 1,353 child sexual abuse claims dating back to the 1940s, which were filed after the enactment of California’s Assembly Bill, which allowed the revival of civil claims of older sexual abuse cases involving minors.
