64 Syracuse Area Clergy Abuse Victims Among 981 New Yorkers to Get Paid by Catholic Church

 

By Julie McMahon

SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Sixty-four Central New Yorkers are among the nearly 1,000 victims of clergy sexual abuse in New York state who plan to take settlements from the Catholic church.

The victim compensation program offered through the Catholic Diocese of Syracuse is nearing its conclusion after about seven months. Victims have started to receive and accept financial offers in Syracuse and across the state.

Program administrator Camille Biros said in five New York dioceses, there were 1,262 claims. From that, 1,133 offers were made. As of Thursday afternoon, 981 signed releases to settle the claims.

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Source: syracuse.com (via Empire Report New York)