UNITED STATES
Jamaica Observer
AP
Friday, February 03, 2006
SEXUAL abuse by Roman Catholic priests has cost the US church more than $1 billion (euro830 million) since 1950.
Here are some of the largest known payouts to victims since the crisis intensified in 2002 with revelations that a molester priest was moved among parishes in the Boston Archdiocese without alerting parents or police:
. Diocese of Orange, California, 2004, $100 million (euro82.52 million) for 90 abuse claims.
. Archdiocese of Boston, 2003, $85 million (euro70.14 million) for 552 claims.