Archdiocese of Los Angeles agreed to pay $880 million to resolve 1,353 childhood sexual abuse claims filed under California AB 218 (claims dating to the 1940s) — described by plaintiffs' counsel as the largest single child sex abuse settlement with a Catholic archdiocese; payouts expected 2025-2026.

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