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	St. Louis Archdiocese Spent More Than Twice As Much in Legal Fees Than Payouts to Victims Associated Press, carried in Fox 2 November 16, 2009 http://www.fox2now.com/news/sns-ap-mo--churchabuse-payouts,0,7689825.story ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Archdiocese has released financial figures showing it spent $352,000 last fiscal year on payments to victims of predator priests, but more than twice that amount on lawyers. Numbers released by the archdiocese late last week show more was paid in legal fees than to victims for five of the last 10 fiscal years. The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests says fewer cases of clergy sex abuse are being filed, so legal costs should be declining. From 2002 to 2008, they steadily rose to a high of $1.1 million. The archdiocese reported spending $843,000 in fiscal year 2009. The archdiocese did not immediately return a call seeking comment.
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