Catholic Church to pay $76 million to abuse victims in eastern Canada
Microsoft Start - July 6, 2024
The Catholic Church will pay 104 million Canadian dollars ($76 million) to hundreds of victims of sexual abuse from eastern Canada, according to a statement released Friday. This follows a 2020 court ruling where the Archdiocese of St. John was found liable for one of Canada's largest child sex abuse scandals at Mount Cashel Orphanage, a now-defunct boy's orphanage in Newfoundland and Labrador province.
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