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LA Archdiocese Settles Sex Abuse Case
LA’s Roman Catholic Archdiocese , insurance companies and the orders of priests who engaged in sex abuse will pay 660 million dollars to settle fifteen suits brought by 508 plaintiffs. This weekend’s settlement was approved today by Superior Court Judge Haley J. Fromholz.
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readLA’s Roman Catholic Archdiocese, insurance companies and the orders of priests who engaged in sex abuse will pay 660 million dollars to settle fifteen suits brought by 508 plaintiffs. This weekend’s settlement was approved today by Superior Court Judge Haley J. Fromholz. After apologizing publicly to the victims yesterday, Cardinal Roger Mahoney sat quietly in the courtroom. Plaintiffs’ attorney Ray Boucher told the court the settlement provides “transparency and sunshine” and assures “victims they did nothing wrong—it was not their fault.
Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Karen Radziner
Managing Producer, To the Point & Which Way LA?
Katie Cooper
Producer, 'One year Later'
Dan Konecky
Producer, To the Point
Andy Murr
Los Angeles Correspondent for Newsweek Magazine
Jackie Dennis
Plaintiff who filed suit against the LA Archdiocese
Richard Sipe
Former Benedictine monk and Catholic priest for 18 years