San Diego Diocese Reaches Settlement With Abuse Victims

On Friday, a settlement was reached in the sexual abuse claims of 144 people against the Catholic Diocese of San Diego. The San Diego Union-Tribune yesterday reported that the settlement will total $198.1 million. It also includes an agreement on release of documents regarding abusive priests and employees, and records of how the Church dealt with them. The agreement was mediated by a federal magistrate. The Diocese is in contentious bankruptcy reorganization proceedings. (See prior posting.)