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New wave of abuse suits could hit church like never before
By B. CONDON/J. MUSTIAN
Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — A wave LEGAL
of new laws in 15 states
that allow people to make
claims of sexual abuse go-
ing back decades could
bring a deluge of lawsuits RECKONING
against the Roman Catho-
lic Church that could sur-
pass anything seen so far in
its clergy abuse crisis.
Associated Press reporting
found it could result in thou-
sands of new cases against
the church and more than
$4 billion in payouts.
It's a financial reckoning
playing out in such popu-
lous Catholic strongholds
as New York, California
and New Jersey, among
the eight states that go the
furthest with "lookback win-
dows" that allow sex abuse
claims no matter how old. In this Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019, photo, attorney Adam Slater takes a phone call on a patio outside his high-rise Manhattan office
overlooking St. Patrick's Cathedral, in New York.
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