CINCINNATI (OH)
Middletown Journal
CINCINNATI — The planned end-of-the-year distribution of the $3 million by the Archdiocese of Cincinnati as compensation for victims of sex abuse by church employees won’t happen.
A delay in the processing of the claims and the need to contact newly accused priests will postpone release of the money for about two months, said attorney Matt Garretson, administrator of the fund.
“That process has slowed,” Garretson admitted Tuesday.
There are, he said, two main reasons for that:
The 132 claims submitted by the September deadline were far more than anticipated;
The claims include allegations against priests the Archdiocese was previously unaware of being accused.