Andy Murr

Los Angeles Correspondent for Newsweek Magazine

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LA’s Roman Catholic Archdiocese , insurance companies and the orders of priests who engaged in sex abuse will  pay 660 million dollars  to settle fifteen suits brought by 508…

LA Archdiocese Settles Sex Abuse Case

LA’s Roman Catholic Archdiocese , insurance companies and the orders of priests who engaged in sex abuse will pay 660 million dollars to settle fifteen suits brought by 508…

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