L.A. County will settle sex abuse claims for $4 billion

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Los Angeles County Plans to Pay $4 Billion to Settle Sex Abuse Claims
The settlement, which still needs formal approval, covers more than 6,800 claims of abuse, some of which date back to 1959.
LA County reaches $4 billion agreement to settle sexual abuse claims at juvenile facilities
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County has reached a $4 billion agreement to settle nearly 7,000 claims of sexual abuse in juvenile facilities since 1959, officials said Friday.
Los Angeles County to settle over 6,800 sex abuse claims for $4 billion
Los Angeles County said on Friday it reached a $4 billion tentative agreement to settle more than 6,800 sexual abuse claims dating back to 1959, calling it the costliest financial settlement in the county's history.

US cardinal defrocked for sex abuse dies

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Theodore McCarrick, former archbishop accused of sexual abuse, dies at 94
Theodore McCarrick, the former archbishop of Washington who was accused of sexually abusing minors and adults, has died, according to a statement by his successor, Cardinal Robert McElroy.
Theodore McCarrick dies at 94; Catholic cardinal was defrocked amid sex abuse allegations
A Vatican report on McCarrick contained testimony from people who tried to raise the alarm about his inappropriate behavior, including with children, in the mid-1980s.
US cardinal defrocked for sex abuse dies at 94
The first cardinal to be defrocked by the Pope over allegations of sexual abuse has died in the United States, a senior US churchman said Friday. Theodore McCarrick, the former archbishop of Washington and the most senior American prelate in the Catholic Church to face claims of abuse,
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A list of largest settlements reached by organizations and victims of sexual abuse
Los Angeles County has reached a $4 billion agreement to settle nearly 7,000 claims of sexual abuse in juvenile facilities since 1959.
Maryland lawmakers pass bill to try to limit liabilities for thousands of claims of sexual abuse
Maryland lawmakers have passed a measure to try to limit future liabilities from claims of sexual abuse at state and private ...
Los Angeles County reaches tentative $4 billion settlement for thousands of sexual abuse cases
Los Angeles County has reached a tentative $4 billion settlement for thousands of sexual abuse cases dating back to the 1950s ...
Theodore McCarrick, Cardinal Defrocked Over Sex Abuse, Dies at 94
He rose in the Roman Catholic Church before allegations of abusing minors and seminarians and an investigation led Pope ...
In unprecedented payout, L.A. County will settle sex abuse claims for $4 billion
Los Angeles County plans to pay $4 billion to settle nearly 7,000 claims of childhood sexual abuse that allegedly occurred ...