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	Victim of Clergy Sex Abuse Settles Lawsuit Chicago Public Radio September 20, 2007 http://chicagopublicradio.org/Cityroom_Story.aspx?storyID=13460 The Archdiocese of Chicago has reached a $1.65 million settlement with a victim of clergy sex abuse. Daniel McCormick pleaded guilty this summer to charges of molesting the 15-year-old victim during basketball practice. The victim attended St. Agatha Parish where McCormick repeatedly abused him from 2001 to 2005. Steven Dicker, the boy's attorney, says the victim wants to put all of the incidents behind him and the money will help him do that. DICKER: The impetus was to get a fair financial compensation for the boy in order to protect him for future needs such as therapy medication anything that he would need financially we can assist him by getting this sum of money. The Archdiocese of Chicago confirms the settlement and says it's glad it could work out a just and compassionate resolution. McCormick pleaded guilty to five counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse in July and is currently serving a five year prison sentence.
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