The proposal is subject to final approval by a committee of abuse victims.
The Archdiocese of New York has agreed to a nearly $1 billion settlement for victims of clergy abuse, one of the largest abuse settlements in U.S. Church history that comes after more than half a decade of litigation.
The New York-based law firm Jeff Anderson & Associates said in a press release on May 1 that the archdiocese had agreed with an abuse victims’ committee to recommend a settlement of $800 million, which would be paid “into a trust for approximately 1,300 survivors who have brought sexual abuse claims” under the stateʼs Child Victims Act.
The proposal will still be subject to “full survivor agreement” before it can be finalized, the law firm said.
The firm said the amount, if confirmed, would be paid in two installments of $615 million and $185 million within 15 months.
The archdiocese, meanwhile, will be required “to maintain their list of credibly accused clergy on their website and continue to update it with any new, substantiated abuse claims.”
The agreement also would result in a “temporary stoppage” of litigation against the diocese regarding alleged abuse.
