Delaware Diocese Approved to Pay Sex Victims, End Bankruptcy
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The Catholic Diocese of Wilmington, Delaware, won court permission to pay people who were sexually abused by priests $77.4 million to win protection from future lawsuits and end its bankruptcy case.
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Sontchi in Wilmington said today that he would approve the diocese’s reorganization plan after lawyers for the church and the victims work out the final wording of a court order he can sign.