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Spanish Church to Compensate Sex Abuse Victims
The Spanish Catholic Church and the government have made a deal to help people who were hurt by priests a long time ago.
Before, it was hard for victims to get money or support, but now a special group will look at each case and suggest ways to make things better.
The Church has already given some money to victims, but this new plan is for those who didn't want to ask the Church directly.
The deal comes after reports showed that many people were hurt over many years, and the Church didn't always help them.
Spanish Catholic Church and government agree to compensate sex abuse victims.
Compensation includes financial, moral, psychological, and restorative reparations.
Ombudsman will review cases and propose compensation, agreed upon by victims and Church's Assessment Commission.
Church has already paid 2 million euros to victims before this agreement.
2023 report estimated hundreds of thousands of victims over decades.
- Who
- Spanish Catholic Church and the Spanish government
- What
- Agreement to compensate sex abuse victims
- Where
- Spain
- When
- January 8, 2024
- Why
- To address decades of sexual abuse cases and provide reparations
Key facts
- Number of Alleged Cases
- 1,200+ (2021 investigation), 2,000 (2023 Church report)
- Estimated Victims
- Hundreds of thousands (2023 ombudsman report)
- Compensation Types
- Financial, moral, psychological, restorative
- Pre-existing Compensation Paid
- 2 million euros
- Agreement Date
- January 8, 2024
Quotes
Félix Bolaños
Justice Minister of Spain
“Today we are settling a debt and doing justice to the victims. We are moving from decades of silence and oblivion to fair reparation paid by the Church.”
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