The Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles has agreed to pay $880 million to settle decades-old sexual abuse claims filed by thousands of men and women, officials announced on Wednesday.
In a joint statement, attorneys representing the Plaintiff’s Liaison Committee and Counsel for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, said the settlement covers 1,353 individuals who filed lawsuits alleging they were sexually abused as children by priests and clergymen.
The lawsuits were filed under the California Child Victims Act, which extended the civil statute of limitations for filing claims of childhood sexual assault to 40 years of age, or up to five years after discovery….