Overview
- Ten survivors testified in federal bankruptcy court, describing lifelong harm and insisting on meaningful accountability.
- A recent resolution proposal worth about $33,000 per person was denounced by survivors and not accepted.
- More than 900 claims are pending after Maryland’s Child Victims Act removed time limits for filing suits.
- The judge scheduled a December trial to rule on the archdiocese’s charitable immunity claim and set the next steps for the Chapter 11 case.
- Survivors moved in September to dismiss the bankruptcy for lack of progress, while Archbishop Lori apologized and said mediation is continuing.