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Attorneys Present $660 Million Clergy Abuse Payout

NPR | By Rob Schmitz

Published July 16, 2007 at 4:00 PM EDT

In L.A. Superior Court on Monday morning, attorneys for clergy sex-abuse victims and for the archdiocese presented a $660 million settlement. Attorneys and advocates for the victims are skeptical of the timing of the settlement as they believe it was timed to prevent the trial that was set to go ahead that day.

Rob Schmitz of KQED reports.

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