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California Church to Pay Out Record Settlement in Abuse Case

HeadlineDec 03, 2004

The Diocese of Orange County in Southern California has agreed to pay out more than $85 million to 87 victims of clergy sexual abuse in what is expected to be the largest settlement in the history of the Catholic Church.

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