L.A. Catholic Diocese to Pay $660M in Abuse Cases

by Barbara Bradley Hagerty, NPR

In Los Angeles, a judge is expected to sign the largest settlement ever in a clergy sex-abuse case. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles has agreed to pay $660 million to more than 500 people who say they were abused by priests and other clerics.

Broadcast Dates

• Morning Edition, July 16, 2007