Abuse cost churches nearly $467m in '05

Settlements spiked sharply

By Susan Milligan

Globe Staff / March 31, 2006

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WASHINGTON -- The church sexual abuse crisis cost Catholic dioceses and religious institutes nearly $467 million last year in settlements to victims, legal expenses, therapy, and training, a staggering amount in the aftermath of the abuse scandal that surfaced in 2002, according to an independent audit released yesterday by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. (Full article: 992 words)