Priest admits abuse claim payout
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A priest admits he is the clergyman behind a sex abuse case in which a five figure payout was made.
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PORTLAND, Oregon  - The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Portland, Oregon, will pay about $75 million to settle at least 170 claims of sexual abuse by its priests as part of a revised bankruptcy reorganization plan, according to legal documents.
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A Catholic priest is sentenced to four years in prison for "grooming and abusing" two brothers.
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Cardinal Roger Mahony, leader of the nation's largest Roman Catholic archdiocese, apologized Sunday to the hundreds of people who will get a share of a $660 million settlement over allegations of clergy sex abuse.
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The bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange told parishioners Sunday that he can finally sleep through the night now that he has ended a long and at times bitter legal battle by agreeing to the nation's largest settlement for victims of sexual abuse by clergy.
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Sobs and a moment of silence for those who died during years of negotiations punctuated a Monday hearing at which a judge accepted a $660 million settlement between the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles and alleged victims of clergy sex abuse.
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A Catholic bishop praises parishioners for their response to a priest at the centre of a sex abuse allegation.
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The Catholic Church in Los Angeles apologises to people abused by its priests, after offering a $660m settlement.
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A court gave a woman the right Wednesday to claim compensation from a man who sexually assaulted her and then went on to win a lottery jackpot whilst serving a prison sentence.
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles has agreed to pay $660 million to 500 victims of sexual abuse dating back as far as the 1940s in the largest compensation deal of its kind, the plaintiffs' lawyers said on Saturday.
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Alleged abuse victims from a number of Manchester children's homes are awarded Â£2m in compensation.
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The Roman Catholic Church in San Diego agrees to pay $198m (Â£97m) to settle 144 claims of sex abuse by clergy.
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A Church of Ireland clergyman from Fermanagh is found guilty of possessing indecent images of children.
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Miami has settled a lawsuit in which a former altar boy claimed he was sexually abused by the same priest accused by former Congressman Mark Foley.
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The Archdiocese of Los Angeles says it has settled 45 clergy sex abuse cases for $60 million.
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LOS ANGELES -- The nation's largest Roman Catholic archdiocese said Friday it has agreed to pay $60 million to settle 45 lawsuits alleging sex abuse by priests.
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People who say they were sexually  abused by priests could receive more than $1.5 billion in  damages from The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles --  more than any other U.S. diocese has paid, an attorney for more  than 100 alleged victims said on Sunday.