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New York Archdiocese reaches $800 million settlement with clergy abuse survivors

Representing survivors; says few details remain before signing

The Archdiocese of New York agreed Saturday to pay $800 million to roughly 1,300 people who said clergy sexually abused them as children. It is the second-largest Catholic Church abuse settlement in US history, behind only the Archdiocese of Los Angeles's $880 million deal in 2024.

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"It gives closure to people, many of whom are in their 60s, 70s and even into their 80s. That is a significant matter in terms of closing the emotional door – or trying to – because it's never going to be closed, but [it] at least gives some measure of justice to people who were terribly wronged."

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