Archdiocese of New York Agrees to $800 Million Abuse Settlement; Survivors Approve

The Archdiocese of New York has agreed to an $800 million settlement of sexual abuse claims, and the survivors have approved the deal. About 1,300 survivors of sexual abuse by clergy members and lay workers have all agreed to the settlement, according to an attorney for some of the plaintiffs. The claims involve abuse by both clergy and lay workers connected to the archdiocese. The available reports do not say how the money will be divided among the survivors, when payments will be made, or which court will handle the agreement.

Right-leaning outlets had not reported this story at the time of writing, while left-leaning and alternative/independent outlets had. NPR, the left-leaning outlet, leads with the archdiocese as the actor, saying it agreed to the $800 million settlement. Its excerpt adds the figure of 1,300 survivors, notes that they include victims of lay workers as well as clergy, and says all of them have agreed. It attributes this to an attorney for some of the plaintiffs, who is the only source it features. Investing.com, the alternative/independent outlet, reports the same $800 million figure and the same archdiocese, but its headline frames the story around survivors approving the deal. No excerpt was available, so it offers no further detail, names, or quotes. The two outlets agree on the amount, the parties, and that the survivors accepted the settlement. They differ mainly in emphasis: NPR centers the archdiocese's agreement and the number of plaintiffs, while Investing.com centers the survivors' approval. No right-leaning coverage exists to compare against.