Catholic diocese in New Jersey reaches $87.5M settlement with hundreds of sexual abuse victims

“Once again the Catholic Church is in the news for all of the wrong reasons. Sexual abuse is now commonplace with the Church. This office was actively involved in protecting victims’ rights and achieved a resolution despite the Diocese filing for Bankruptcy. We, at Edelstein Law, will fight for your rights despite the tactics used by the Diocese.”

Jay L. Edelstein

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(CNN) A multimillion-dollar settlement between the Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden, New Jersey, and victims of child sexual abuse by members of the clergy has been announced by the diocese and a survivors committee.

About 300 victims who experienced child sexual abuse will share an $87.5 million trust established by the diocese and related Catholic entities, Jeff Anderson, who represents some of the survivors, told CNN.

The settlement will be funded over four years, and victims each will get their disbursements from an allocator, he said.

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