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$13 Million Settlement Reached in Sex Abuse Lawsuit

In Nova Scotia, the Roman Catholic diocese reached a historic $13 million settlement with known and alleged victims of sexual abuse by its priests for claims that date back decades. Some of the alleged victims were as young as 8 years old. The diocese was named in a class-action lawsuit last year, along with the Roman Catholic Church, saying they kept the assaults secret and failed to warn or protect children. The lawsuit was brought about by a man whose brother wrote a suicide note in 2002 that led to charges of sex crimes against a priest. The former priest, Hugh Vincent MacDonald, was charged with rape, buggery and indecent assault involving 18 children between the ages of eight and 15.