As reported by the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, the “Diocese of Rochester ended its voluntary program to compensate victims of child sexual abuse Thursday, a move that could invite a greater number of lawsuits being filed by victims. The diocese’s reconciliation and compensation program, formed at the direction of the church hierarchy, aimed to settle claims from people who said they had been sexually abused as children by priests or other church figures.” New York recently passed a new law, signed Feb.14, 2019 by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, liberalizes the statute of limitations for child sexual abuse and opens a one-year window, starting in August 2019, during which any victims can file suit.” According to the article, while “the settlement programs in New York’s eight Roman Catholic dioceses addressed about 1,500 claims, the dioceses have been expecting to be deluged with lawsuits over sexual misconduct by priests, deacons, nuns and other church figures.”
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