LA CROSSE (WI)
Duluth News Tribune
Associated Press
LA CROSSE, Wis. - The Catholic Diocese of La Crosse has paid the least amount of money to victims of clergy sexual abuse over the past five decades among Wisconsin's five dioceses, a newspaper reported.
The La Crosse Diocese spent $15,800 on counseling for people who made 58 sexual abuse allegations against 28 diocesan clergy members, according to the Wausau Daily Herald.
The diocese, which has more than 200,000 Catholics, substantiated 31 of those allegations involving 10 clergy members.
La Crosse Diocese spokesman Ben Nguyen said none of the substantiated allegations resulted in lawsuits against the diocese, which prefers not to negotiate legal settlements.
"We've never entered into any type of settlement. We have always met with the people to get to the truth of the matter," he said.