A person who was raped by a priest could receive a settlement of up to $1.5 million from the Catholic Diocese of Spokane.That's according to a new payment plan proposed in its bankruptcy case.
The payment plan lays out the legal process necessary to assign dollar amounts to specific acts of sexual abuse.
The payments are part of the diocese's plan to emerge from U.S. Bankruptcy Court and settle claims of sex abuse by priests that date back decades.
The lower end of the matrix calls for minimum payments of $15,000 for abuse such as a priest exposing himself to a child. At the top end, for acts of intercourse, the payment range is 750,000 to $1.5 million.
A hearing is scheduled in federal bankruptcy court on April 24 to determine if the plan will be approved.
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