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happened or for any neglect in dealing with it. This is why the final settlement will include commitments meant to strengthen our safe environment protocols to further ensure the past does not repeat itself.”

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse and the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors announced on July 27 that they have reached a settlement agreement in the chapter 11 case filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Northern District of New York on June 19, 2020. The settlement will provide payment in the amount of $100 million dollars to all survivors of sexual abuse for acts perpetrated against them by clergy, religious, lay employees and volunteers. That amount will be raised through a $50 million contribution from the Diocese, along with a $45-million total contribution from 119 parishes that are part of the diocesan structure. The remaining $5 million will be contributed by other diocesan entities. Because only unrestricted funds can be used to fund the contributions to the settlement, restricted gifts to parishes and other entities, and contributions to the Annual Hope Appeal campaign cannot be used to fund the settlement.