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New York Catholic Church agrees to mediation for 1,300 sexual abuse claims

1300 Sexual Abuse Claims

Title: New York Catholic Church agrees to mediation for 1,300 sexual abuse claims

Author: Daniel Trotta

Publisher: Reuters

Date: 09DEC2025

  • Mediator who helped settle record L.A. case to reprise role in New York
  • Attorney for accusers says archdiocese finally giving in to pressure
  • Archdiocese says efforts to pay victims complicated by insurer Chubb
  • Chubb said archdiocese has refused to reveal what it knew about abusers
Dec 8 (Reuters) – The Roman Catholic Church in New York and more than 1,300 accusers on Monday announced they have agreed to mediation to settle sexual abuse claims that could result in one of the largest payouts ever by the church in the United States.
Similar cases against the Catholic Church in the United States have resulted in billions of dollars in payouts, as priests and church lay workers were found to have sexually preyed on children for decades while being protected by the church hierarchy.

 

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