Chicago, Ill., Oct 30, 2005 / 22:00 pm
The Archdiocese of Chicago has reached an out-of-court settlement with 24 people who say priests sexually abused them as minors. The sum of the settlement has not been disclosed, as reported by the Chicago Sun-Times.
At a press conference Thursday, lawyers for the victims and archdiocesan spokesman Jim Dwyer said the settlement involves 14 current or former priests, none of whom is currently in active ministry.
The five of the men are deceased; the other nine have been permanently removed from ministry, said Dwyer.
Since 1950, the archdiocese has received credible allegations of sexual abuse of minors against 60 priests, Dwyer said.