Church may now have to pay more for breach of abuse contract settlements

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Church may now have to pay more for breach of abuse contract settlements

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2014 Jul 1, 9:27am 668 views 3 comments

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http://www.snapnetwork.org/mo_in_1st_ever_clergy_contract_breach_suit_arbitrator_awards_1_1_million

In an unprecedented case, the only one like it (we believe) in the country, an arbitrator has ordered a controversial Missouri bishop to pay $1.1 million to 42 victims of clergy sex crimes because he broke his pledges to improve how he deals with abuse cases. It's a "breach of contract" case. The disclosure came, perhaps accidentally, on Friday (June 20) in a virtually-unnoticed unsealed court filing by lawyers for Kansas City Bishop Robert Finn, who wants the award nullified. As best we can tell, there's never been a case like this in which victims have successfully held a bishop...

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