New York Diocese of Ogdensburg Will Pay $45 Million to Sex Abuse Victims

May 20, 2026 World News

Ogdensburg Bishop Terry LaValley prayed that the settlement ‘will bring peace and healing to all survivors and to all the faithful whose hearts were broken by the gravely sinful conduct of Church leaders.’

The diocese filed for bankruptcy in 2023 after nearly 150 sex abuse lawsuits were filed against it.

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