L.A. County will settle sex abuse claims for $4 billion

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Los Angeles County has reached a $4 billion agreement to settle nearly 7,000 claims of sexual abuse in juvenile facilities since 1959. Officials say the agreement still needs approval from the Los Angeles County board of supervisors.
Los Angeles County Plans to Pay $4 Billion to Settle Sex Abuse Claims
The settlement, which still needs formal approval, covers more than 6,800 claims of abuse, some of which date back to 1959.
LA County Reaches $4 Billion Agreement to Settle Sexual Abuse Claims at Juvenile Facilities
Officials say Los Angeles County has reached a $4 billion agreement to settle nearly 7,000 claims of sexual abuse in juvenile facilities since 1959

Defrocked Cardinal McCarrick, accused of abuse, dies

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Theodore McCarrick, Cardinal Defrocked Over Sex Abuse, Dies at 94
He rose in the Roman Catholic Church before allegations of abusing minors and seminarians and an investigation led Pope Francis to strip him of his priesthood.
Theodore McCarrick, former archbishop accused of sexual abuse, dies at 94
Theodore McCarrick, the former archbishop of Washington who was accused of sexually abusing minors and adults, has died, according to a statement by his successor, Cardinal Robert McElroy.
Theodore McCarrick dies at 94; Catholic cardinal was defrocked amid sex abuse allegations
A Vatican report on McCarrick contained testimony from people who tried to raise the alarm about his inappropriate behavior, including with children, in the mid-1980s.
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