LOS ANGELES, July 15: Hundreds of people who claim they were abused by clergy affiliated with the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles can expect to be paid more than one million dollars each in a $660 million settlement of their lawsuits.
The deal, by far the largest settlement in the church’s sexual abuse scandal, was reached on Saturday, said Ray Boucher, the lead plaintiff's attorney.
The deal marks by far the largest payout in the church’s sexual abuse scandal.
The amount, which would average a little more than $1.3 million per plaintiff, exceeded earlier reports that the settlement would be between $600 million and $650 million.—AP
