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Seven former North Shore priests involved in $80M sexual abuse settlements

Former North Shore priests (clockwise from top left) Robert E. Mayer, Emmanuel Pallikunnen, Michael Howard Weston, Thomas J. Swade, George W. Klein, Eugene Patrick Burns and James R. Steel (not pictured) were named Tuesday, Sept. 17, among four dozen priests whose alleged sexual abuse led to more than $80 million in settlements by the Archdiocese of Chicago. Photos Courtesy of Jeff Anderson & Associates

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Jason Addy, Contributing Editor
9:47 am CDT September 18, 2019
Seven priests who worked in parishes on the North Shore were named among four dozen clergy members in Illinois whose alleged sexual abuse prompted more than $80 million in settlements from the Archdiocese of Chicago.

Attorney Jeff Anderson revealed in a press conference Tuesday, Sept. 17, the Archdiocese of Chicago has paid out a total of $80,080,000 to 160 survivors of sexual abuse, rape and assault by 48 clergy members since 2000.

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