On Thursday, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, head of the New York Archdiocese, announced the formation of "an independent reconciliation and compensation program" for people who were sexually abused by Roman Catholic clergy. The new program, believed to be the first of its kind in the nation, will be headed by Kenneth Feinberg — who has run similar compensation programs for victims of the 9/11 attacks, Boston Marathon bombing, BP oil spill, and Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando — and overseen by a...
New York Catholic Archdiocese sets up independent sex-abuse victim compensation fund
The Week - 7 Oct 2016 08:01
On Thursday, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, head of the New York Archdiocese, announced the formation of "an independent reconciliation and compensation program" for people who were sexually abused by Roman Catholic clergy. The new program, believed to be the first of its kind in the nation, will be headed by Kenneth Feinberg — who has run similar compensation programs for victims of the 9/11 attacks, Boston Marathon bombing, BP oil spill, and Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando — and overseen by a...
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