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A New Jersey Catholic diocese<\/a> has agreed to pay $180 million to settle clergy sexual abuse claims involving hundreds of survivors, closing a long and contentious chapter in New Jersey\u2019s reckoning with church abuse.<\/p>\n

Bishop Joseph Williams, who serves the Diocese of Camden, announced the agreement in a letter<\/a> on Tuesday, calling it a long-overdue step for survivors.<\/p>\n

“For the survivors of South Jersey, this day is long overdue,” Williams wrote. “It represents a milestone in their journey toward restored justice and the healing and recognition they have long sought and deserve.”<\/p>\n

The diocese, which serves six counties in southern New Jersey outside Philadelphia, said about 300 survivors brought claims.<\/p>\n

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Attorney Greg Gianforcaro, who represents victims in the case<\/a>, credited survivors\u2019 persistence in reaching the agreement after years of litigation.<\/p>\n

“It\u2019s been an extremely long and arduous battle,” he said, according to The Associated Press.<\/p>\n

The $180 million figure surpasses earlier settlements in Boston and Philadelphia, which were around $80 million, but remains smaller than the $880 million agreement reached in 2024 by the Archdiocese of Los Angeles<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The Camden diocese filed for bankruptcy after New Jersey relaxed its statute of limitations, triggering a wave of lawsuits<\/a>. In 2022, the diocese agreed to pay $87.5 million in a previous settlement involving roughly 300 accusers. Victims\u2019 attorneys said the newly announced $180 million total includes those earlier funds.<\/p>\n

The agreement must still receive approval from a bankruptcy court.<\/p>\n

The settlement comes as New Jersey\u2019s Supreme Court has cleared the way for a long-delayed state grand jury investigation into decades of alleged abuse by clergy<\/a> to move forward.<\/p>\n

The Associated Press contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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