BRIDGEPORT - The Roman Catholic Diocese has paid $52.5 million to settle claims of abuse by priests since 1953, according to a report released by the diocese on Wednesday. There were 156 settlements since that year. The report states that 97.7 percent or $51.5 million of the settlements were for claims of abuse that occurred before 1990 with most of the abuse occurring in the 1970s. There was one settlement of an alleged abuse of a child by a priest that occurred after 2000. “My heart breaks at the harm to victims and betrayal of the faithful caused by the sin of abuse and the church’s repeated failure to act decisively and transparently to protect young people,” said Bishop Frank Caggiano, in releasing the report.
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