Judge upholds $54.2 million award to St. Clare's pensioners

‘With all my heart I want to say how sorry we are,’ says Albany bishop as abuse settlement reached

Written by Mike Matvey, The Evangelist ALBANY, N.Y. (OSV News) -- Just over three years to the date after filing for Chapter 11 protection under the crush of nearly 440 Child Victims Act claims, the Diocese of Albany reached a $148 million settlement agreement with the survivors of sexual abuse by diocesan priests and others

Judge upholds $54.2 million award to St. Clare's pensioners

The featured video is NEWS10 reporting on the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany settlement to abuse survivors. SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- On March 25, a New York State Supreme Court judge upheld a jury's verdict in favor of St. Clare's pensioners, who were awarded $54.2 million. The judge denied all post-trial motions filed by defendants [...]

'With all my heart I want to say how sorry we are,' says Albany bishop as abuse settlement reached

ALBANY, N.Y. (OSV News) — Just over three years to the date after filing for Chapter 11 protection under the crush of nearly 440 Child Victims Act claims, the Diocese of Albany reached a $148 million settlement agreement with the survivors of sexual abuse by diocesan priests and others on March 27. “This day is a day to honor survivors, to honor those who were very shamefully hurt by the Diocese of Albany and by priests and by the placement of t…

Sexual abuse survivor reacts to Albany Diocese settlement – BishopAccountability.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany offered $148 million dollars to settle more than 400 sex abuse cases this past Friday. NewsChannel 13 spoke with one of the survivors, Myra Russell. Myra said the sexual abuse started when she was a young girl and went on for multiple years. She said she was abused by two different priests. “Well first it starts with the grooming of normalizing social behavior like behaviors that are not okay. It’s the callin…