The Archdiocese of New York has agreed to support an $800 million settlement for survivors of clerical sexual abuse, in what would rank among the largest such settlements in the history of the Catholic Church in the United States.
The proposal covers about 1,300 people who brought claims under New York’s Child Victims Act, though it still requires final approval from survivors before it can be completed. Lawyers for claimants said the settlement would be paid into a trust for survivors, subject to “full survivor agreement”.
