In 2024 alone, victims were awarded approximately €249,000.
The report issued by the archdiocese addressed the measures taken to intervene, prevent, and process claims of sexual violence between 2018 and 2024.
It also stated that the Church received twelve new allegations of sexual violence in 2024.
Of these, seven involved teachers at Catholic schools, two concerned volunteers, and three were directed at members of the clergy.
Nine of the cases were current, while three referred to incidents dating back ten years or more.
According to the report, the Church has processed 147 cases of sexual violence since 2002, with some allegations dating as far back as 1946.
The archdiocese’s annual report outlines the measures taken by the Church to prevent such incidents, as well as the number of new reports and the total sum paid out in so-called “recognition payments”.
The Archdiocese of Berlin covers the entire city of Berlin, as well as parts of Brandenburg, the eastern region of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, and the city of Havelberg in Saxony-Anhalt.