Posted on 08/18/2021 7:59:44 PM PDT by marshmallow
More than 900 child sex abuse claims were filed against the Buffalo Diocese in federal bankruptcy court by Saturday, the deadline for abuse victims to come forward if they want part of a potential settlement that could cost the diocese tens of millions of dollars.
The number of claims was double the largest number ever filed in the more than 20 prior diocese bankruptcies in the U.S. since 2004.
“The total count right now is 924,” said Ilan D. Scharf, attorney for the committee of unsecured creditors in the diocese bankruptcy case. “There are sometimes duplicate claims or amended claims and we’re still working through that, but 924 were filed.”
“Unfortunately, and sadly, they are consistent and describe just some horrific abuse that occurred here,” he added.
Scharf also said that some claims may still be in the mail or have otherwise not been processed yet.
The passing of the deadline Saturday clears the way for the pace of negotiations among the diocese, its insurers and abuse victims to pick up.
The claims will be analyzed and assessed, along with the diocese’s insurance, to determine which insurance policies cover which claims, said Scharf.
“It’s going to take some time to digest the data we just received,” he said.
The diocese filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in February 2020 after it was named as a defendant in 260 Child Victims Act lawsuits. Diocese officials said there was no way the diocese could afford to continue its operations, while litigating or settling the lawsuits.
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There have been a few law firms running very regular TV advertisements on Western New York stations, trolling for clients “who may have been abused by a priest.”
No doubt it brought everyone, legitimate and not, out of the woodwork.
How do I get in on the money train? Everything the pope has been saying lately is abusive.
ABUSE TRACKER
A digest of links to media coverage of clergy abuse.
http://www.bishop-accountability.org/AbuseTracker/
I went to St. Aloysious for religious Ed. In the 70s They were all poofters.
Article behind pay wall.
There’s a name I haven’t heard in a long time.
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