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	San Diego Diocese to Pay $198 Million to Settle Abuse Claims Associated Press, carried in International Herald Tribune September 7, 2007 http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/09/07/news/CA-Church-Abuse-Bankruptcy.php San Diego: The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego said Friday that it agreed to pay $198.1 million (€144.64 million) to settle 144 claims of sexual abuse by clergy. The agreement follows two days of intense talks before a federal magistrate judge between the diocese, attorneys and some of the alleged victims. It caps more than four years of negotiations in state and federal courts and comes six months after the diocese abruptly filed for bankruptcy protection just hours before the first of 42 lawsuits alleging sex abuse was scheduled for trial. The diocese has been under pressure to reach a settlement. It sought to shield its assets by declaring bankruptcy, but a judge recently threatened to dismiss the diocese's case if an agreement with sex abuse plaintiffs was not struck by Tuesday.
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