Archdiocese of Chicago Reaches $800,000 Settlement in Sexual Abuse Claims

Archdiocese of Chicago Reaches $800,000 Settlement in Sexual Abuse Claims
The Archdiocese of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois, on Jan. 2, 2019. Kamil Krzaczynski/AFP via Getty Images
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An $800,000 settlement has been reached between the Archdiocese of Chicago and individuals who accused five clergymen of sexual abuse, lawyers for the plaintiffs have confirmed.

The claims were made against five religious leaders, including the Rev. George Clements, a prominent black Catholic priest, and civil rights activist who marched with Martin Luther King Jr. in Chicago, Alabama, and Mississippi.
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