Over the past 12 years, the (Boston) archdiocese has spent nearly
$35 million on counseling, psychiatric medications, and other services
for survivors. Since 2003, it has paid about $215 million to settle
legal claims, church officials say.”
Fifteen years after the clergy sex abuse scandal in the
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston broke into public view, hundreds of
victims around the world continue to come forward, including some who
say they were attacked as recently as 2001, advocates said Thursday
(Jan. 5). Two victims’ support groups and a lawyer who has represented
more than 2,000 survivors worldwide denounced church officials for doing
too little to help those who were abused and to protect children from
harm, despite ongoing revelations about the scope of the crisis.