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Survivors Confront Baltimore Archdiocese in Court Ahead of December Trial on Charitable Immunity

Victims reject roughly $33,000 offers, with Archbishop William Lori apologizing during ongoing mediation.

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.