The Diocese of Brooklyn wants to resolve the issue out of court to avoid “emotional strain for victim-survivors”
The Diocese of Brooklyn, which has already paid over $100 million to victims, has announced that it will pursue a “global resolution” to settle the remaining 1,100 child sexual abuse lawsuits levied against its Roman Catholic priests and staffers.
In a letter on Thursday, Bishop of Brooklyn Robert Brennan wrote that the diocese will begin “cost-cutting and setting aside significant funds to compensate victim-survivors.”
“The process of marshalling these funds entails difficult financial choices, but the Diocese is committed to fairly compensating all meritorious claims,” he said. He claimed that the victims’ attorneys agreed that settling out of court will save “time, expense, and emotional strain for victim-survivors that would be caused by individual trials.”
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