More than 100 dioceses and religious orders have reached settlements in sexual misconduct lawsuits. Below are some sample settlements, including attorney costs and victim compensation.
ArchdioceseSettlementClergy involvedVictims
1984-1990Lafayette, La.$18 million1 priest (Gauthe)34 victims
1990Winona, Twin Cities$1 million1 priest (Adamson)1 victim
1992Fall River, Mass.$8 million1 priest (Porter)48 victims
1998Dallas$31 million1 priest (Kos)11 victims
2002Boston$10 million1 priest (Geoghan)70 victims
2003Boston$84 million140 priests 552 victims
2003Chicago $8 million 11 priests 15 victims
2004 Orange County, $100 million31 priests, 10 lay, 2 nuns, 91 victims
Calif. 1 brother
2005Boston$33 million? 257 victims
2006Dubuque, Iowa$5 million9 priests 20 victims
2006Milwaukee$16.6 million2 priests 10 victims
2007Los Angeles$660 million221 priests, brothers, 508 victims
lay teachers and other
church employees
2008Dubuque, Iowa$4.7 million9 priests 18 victims
Source: BishopAccountability.org
