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German bishops set up system for larger sex abuse payments

by Associated Press
| September 24, 2020 7:06 AM

BERLIN (AP) — The Catholic Church in Germany is setting up a new system to compensate survivors of sexual abuse by clergy that will provide for payments of up to about 50,000 euros ($58,400) to each victim.

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