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Archdiocese to Pay $2 Million to Settle Abuse Cases NewsMax WiresST. LOUIS - The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis said Thursday it will pay $2 million to settle 18 claims of sexual abuse against five priests and a nun. The archdiocese said it hopes to settle 16 more cases. Story Continues Below About one-third of the $2 million will be paid by insurance, the rest from archdiocese reserve funds, said Bernard Huger, an attorney for the archdiocese. Under the settlement, which involved allegations of misconduct during the 1970s and '80s, the archdiocese also agreed to educate children about what is appropriate touching, tell employees how to recognize child sexual abuse, and post the state child abuse hot line number in all church workplaces. The $2 million is separate from more than $1.6 million paid by the archdiocese in June to a family who said a priest sexually abused their son. The Rev. Gary Wolken was sentenced in 2003 to 15 years in prison. A victims support group, Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, called on Archbishop Raymond Burke to go beyond civil settlements and "aggressively help find witnesses and victims who could aid in criminal prosecution of abusive clergy."
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