Christian Brothers Institute to Pay $16.5 Million to Settle Sex Abuse Claims

By Dareh Gregorian
New York Daily News
May 23, 2013

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/catholic-order-settles-sex-abuse-claims-16-5-million-article-1.1353356

The lawsuits came from across the U.S. and Canada and involved schools and orphanages, including the long-closed Cardinal Farley Military Academy in Rhinecliff.

The Christian Brothers Institute has agreed to pay $16.5 million to settle claims of sex abuse at its institutions.

The group — an order of the Catholic Church headquartered in New Rochelle — was slammed with more than 400 lawsuits from across the U.S. and Canada involving its schools and orphanages, including the long-closed Cardinal Farley Military Academy in upstate Rhinecliff.

The deals came out of the group’s bankruptcy proceeding.

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