Catholic Archdiocese to Pay Out Record $880 Million Settlement to Victims of Child Sex Abuse

LOS ANGELES - MAY 26: Roman Catholic priests arrive for a welcoming Mass for Coadjutor Archbishop Jose H. Gomez at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels May 26, 2010 in downtown Los Angeles, California. The Mexican-born Gomez previously served as archbishop of San Antonio, and as an auxiliary bishop in Denver. Gomez becomes the first Hispanic archbishop of the nation's most populous archdiocese where he will work alongside Cardinal Roger Mahony before succeeding him when the cardinal retires in February 2011. (Credit: Reed Saxon-Pool/Getty Images)

The Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles will pay out a historic multi-million dollar settlement to more than 1,353 survivors of child sexual abuse, marking the largest ever payout in the history of the Catholic Church's clergy abuse scandals, according to a report.

Child sexual abuse involving clergy members within the LA Archdiocese has allegedly occurred for several decades, with vicotims coming forward since the 1940s and 1980s, the Los Angeles Times reported. A new law passed in 2019 that extended the statute of limitations for such claims gave victims additional time to file lawsuits, resulting in a resurgence of cases.