Archdiocese of Baltimore offers $33m toward abuse settlement

Key takeaways

Archdiocese offers $33.18M from its own funds for survivor compensation.

Insurance contributions may add hundreds of millions more.

Charitable immunity defense could limit the archdiocese’s payout.

More than 900 abuse victims have filed claims in the bankruptcy case.

Days before a hearing at which abuse victims will tell their stories, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore on Friday said it would be willing to pay about $33 million of its own money toward an eventual settlement.

The amount offered by the archdiocese would not represent the entire settlement amount; the amount to be paid by insurance companies is yet to be determined. The archdiocese said in a statement that it believed insurance would add hundreds of millions of dollars.

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