Catholic Church Settles More Assault Lawsuits
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The Boston Archdiocese said it had settled lawsuits filed by four people who claimed they were sexually abused by the Rev. Paul R. Shanley, a key figure in the clergy sex abuse scandal in the Roman Catholic church.
Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. However, an attorney for the plaintiffs said each would get more than the maximum of $300,000 that 550 other alleged victims were set to receive in the $85-million settlement reached in September.
The four plaintiffs -- Gregory Ford, Paul Busa and two other men who asked not to be identified -- had refused to sign on to the earlier settlement.
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