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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Mike Catalini

New Jersey Catholic diocese agrees to $180 million settlement of clergy sexual abuse allegations

Clergy Abuse New Jersey - (Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

A New Jersey Catholic diocese this week agreed to a $180 million settlement to resolve allegations of clergy sexual abuse, a figure far exceeding agreements in some large dioceses but still dwarfed by other massive settlements.

Bishop Joseph Williams of the Diocese of Camden, covering southern New Jersey and its Philadelphia suburbs, announced the settlement Tuesday in a letter.

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