Let this be a lesson to all of the pedophile enablers. Portland Archdiocese Filing Chapter 11
Tue Jul 6, 1:22 PM ET Add U.S. National - AP to My Yahoo!
By AVIVA L. BRANDT, Associated Press Writer
PORTLAND, Ore. - The Portland Archdiocese said Tuesday that it will file for bankruptcy, becoming the first Roman Catholic diocese in the nation to seek bankruptcy court relief in the face of accusations of sexual abuse.
The Chapter 11 bankruptcy action, planned for Tuesday afternoon, puts an immediate halt to a priest abuse case scheduled to begin in Portland on Tuesday. It involves the Rev. Maurice Grammond, who was accused of molesting more than 50 boys in the 1980s.
Plaintiffs in two lawsuits involving Grammond have sought a total of more than $160 million.
The archdiocese and its insurers already have paid more than $53 million to settle more than 130 claims by people who say they were abused by priests.
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