A St. Paul, Minnesota-based firm announced a new abuse settlement with the Chicago Archdiocese, which has already paid out more than $400 million to abuse survivors. The firm has also unveiled a national database of clergy it says are credibly abused of sexual abuse.
Attorney Jeff Anderson of Jeff Anderson and Associates said the latest $5.475 million in settlements, involving nine cases, were finalized in the two weeks ahead of his firm’s Sept. 10 announcement.
In a statement sent on the same day to OSV News, the Archdiocese of Chicago said the settlements “arose from incidents alleged to have occurred 50 to 30 years ago.”
“This timeframe is consistent with the large majority of claims coming forward today,” it said.
“We have paid more than $400 million to survivors and continue to ask for survivors to come forward. They will be received with dignity and compassion,” said the archdiocese, referencing the amount of compensation it had paid to abuse survivors over the past four decades. Chicago Cardinal Blase J. Cupich first revealed the $400 million figure June 12 in a statement posted to the archdiocese’s website.
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