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Diocese Of Oakland Will Pay Up To $200 Million For Hundreds Of Abuse Claims, by Daniel Payne – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

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By Daniel Payne, Catholic News Agency, November 18, 2024

The Diocese of Oakland, California, has announced that it will pay up to $200 million to settle hundreds of abuse claims filed against it.

The diocese said in a Friday update on its website that it had filed a proposal in bankruptcy court that would create a survivors’ trust “to provide compensation of between approximately $160 million and $198 million or more for approximately 345 claims.”

Just over $100 million will be provided by the diocese directly, the announcement said, while up to $81 million would come from property in the diocesan real estate portfolio.

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