Restitution range
An attorney for victims of sexual abuse by priests says a new offer from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wilmington isn’t good enough.
The diocese is now offering $750,000 to $3 million to victims as part of its amended bankruptcy reorganization plan, the Associated Press reports.
Though the money is up from the original offer between $285,000 and $489,000, attorney Thomas Neuberger says the new offer is a range and does not provide an average amount of restitution given to each victim. Neuberger says his original deal Bishop Francis W. Malooly’s predecessor called for an average $1.2 million payment.
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