A CBS News report, published 2 February 2011, on the Catholic Diocese of Wilmington's mediated agreement to pay 77.4 million dollars to settle claims from nearly 150 alleged victims of clergy sexual abuse, naming presiding bankruptcy judge Christopher Sontchi, stating the 2009 Chapter 11 filing and noting the settlement still required the judge's approval.
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Assessment
Reliability Tier2
Reliability tier 2: a national broadcaster's contemporaneous account of the mediated settlement figure, the claimant count and the presiding judge, corroborated by legal reporting on the same case's later confirmation. NotesTier 2: the source for the 77.4 million dollar mediated figure and the initial claimant count, useful alongside the later confirmation reporting for how the case concluded.
Citation
PublisherCBS News
Publication Year2011
URLhttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/del-diocese-settles-priest-abuse-claims-for-77m/
Source Typenews
Claims Backed By This Source (15 claims)
This source backs 15 claims across the atlas. As facts: 10 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, 8 claims: 3 well-attested, 4 connected, 1 general references.
- Sources, 7 claims: 7 well-attested.
Well-attested
10Abuse Inquiries and Response Policies
Connected
4Abuse Inquiries and Response Policies
General References
1Abuse Inquiries and Response Policies
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