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The Archdiocese of New York has agreed to pay $800 million to more than 1,300 sexual abuse survivors, according to Le Monde. The deal also commits it to release documents on offenders in the Church, the Jerusalem Post reports.
The Archdiocese of New York has faced lawsuits from people who say they were sexually abused as minors by clergy and Church staff. The settlement concerns claims brought by survivors against the archdiocese.
The Archdiocese of New York will pay $800 million to more than 1,300 victims of sexual abuse, according to Le Monde. As part of the settlement, the archdiocese also agreed to release documents on sexual offenders in the Church, the Jerusalem Post reports.