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San Diego Diocese to Pay 198M to Settle Sexual Abuse Claims by Clergy

Associated Press, via Fox News

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An Associated Press wire report, republished by Fox News on 7 September 2007, on the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego's agreement to pay 198.1 million dollars to settle 144 sexual abuse claims, stating the four years of negotiation behind the figure, the diocese's earlier offer and the claimants' asking amount, and comparing the settlement to the Archdiocese of Los Angeles's larger settlement earlier the same year.

Facts
Assessment
Reliability Tier
2
Reliability tier 2: a national wire service's contemporaneous account of the settlement figure, the claimant count and the negotiation history, corroborated by independent reporting on the same agreement and by the diocese's own later dismissal filing referencing the same numbers.
Notes
Tier 2: the fullest contemporaneous account of the settlement figure and the negotiation behind it, useful for the claim count and the comparison to the Los Angeles settlement reached two months earlier.
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Author
Associated Press
Publisher
Associated Press, republished by Fox News
Publication Year
2007
URL
https://www.foxnews.com/story/san-diego-diocese-to-pay-198m-to-settle-sexual-abuse-claims-by-clergy
Source Type
news
Claims Backed By This Source (20 claims)

This source backs 20 claims across the atlas. As facts: 15 well-attested. As cited relationships: 4 connected. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

  • Abuse Inquiries and Response Policies, 12 claims: 7 well-attested, 4 connected, 1 general references.
  • Sources, 8 claims: 8 well-attested.

Connected

4

Abuse Inquiries and Response Policies

General References

1

Abuse Inquiries and Response Policies

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