An MPR News report, dated 10 March 2020, on a U.S. bankruptcy judge's final approval of a 34 million dollar settlement between the Roman Catholic Diocese of New Ulm, Minnesota and 93 survivors of clergy sexual abuse, ending the diocese's three year Chapter 11 process.
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Reliability Tier2
Reliability tier 2: a statewide public radio newsroom's contemporaneous report on the court's final approval, naming the judge, the total and the claimant count, corroborated by the Marshall Independent's regional coverage of the same hearing. NotesTier 2: the source for Judge Robert Kressel's name, the 93 survivor count and the three year length of the bankruptcy, cross checked against the Marshall Independent's reporting on the funding breakdown.
Citation
PublisherMPR News
Publication Year2020
URLhttps://www.mprnews.org/story/2020/03/10/judge-approves-34m-clergy-abuse-settlement-with-new-ulm-diocese
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This source names Minnesota directly: "the Roman Catholic Diocese of New Ulm, Minnesota and 93 survivors of clergy sexual abuse, ending the diocese's three year Chapter 11 process."
Source Judge Approves 34 Million Dollar Clergy Abuse Settlement with New Ulm Diocese
This source names New Ulm directly: "between the Roman Catholic Diocese of New Ulm, Minnesota and 93 survivors of clergy sexual abuse, ending the diocese's three year Chapter 11 process."
Source Judge Approves 34 Million Dollar Clergy Abuse Settlement with New Ulm Diocese
Claims Backed By This Source (19 claims)
This source backs 19 claims across the atlas. As facts: 12 well-attested. As cited relationships: 2 holds, 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, 10 claims: 5 well-attested, 4 connected, 1 general references.
- Sources, 9 claims: 7 well-attested, 2 holds.
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12Abuse Inquiries and Response Policies
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4Abuse Inquiries and Response Policies
General References
1Abuse Inquiries and Response Policies
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