Nearly 21 million paid to abuse Catholic Church

This involves 699 cases. The possibility for submission of complaints closed May 1 last year.

When true statement of their complaint may request victims to a compensation committee. Until 1 January 820 victims had done that and it is expected that approximately 150 victims will do. Late this year or early 2017 are expected to each receive a judgment, it appears from the report of the supervisory foundation.

Since 2010, reported 3056 victims themselves to the complaints committee of the foundation. Half of them eventually lodged a formal complaint. In 937 cases a full or partial true statement was issued (71 per cent of the total).

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