CINCINNATI (OH)
Cincinnati Enquirer
By Janice Morse
Enquirer staff writer
Victims of sexual abuse by priests of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati will have to wait longer than expected for compensation, and the claims involve more priests than previously reported, officials said Wednesday.
Matt Garretson, a lawyer overseeing the $3 million victims' fund, says he misjudged processing time because he underestimated the number of victims and priests.
Garretson expects to finish work on 132 claims in late February. He had hoped to complete processing by year's end, but said he based that date on an estimated 90 people filing by the Sept. 1 deadline.
"I owe it to each and every one of these victims to be fair and accurate ... we validate every claim so we can say we reserved the fund for the true victims of abuse."
Posted by kshaw at December 16, 2004 07:58 AM