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BUFFALO, N.Y. (CNS) -- The Diocese of Buffalo and the New York attorney generals office have reached a settlement in a 2020 civil lawsuit filed by the state regarding the dioceses handling of clergy sexual abuse allegations. Under the agreement, filed Oct. 25 in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, the diocese is required to implement enhanced child protection measures. It also prohibits two retired bishops alleged to have covered up clergy sexual abuse from holding any

Under the agreement, the Catholic Diocese of Buffalo is required to implement enhanced child protection measures

St. Joseph Cathedral, Buffalo / CiEll/Shutterstock Boston, Mass., Oct 26, 2022 / 09:00 am (CNA). The Diocese of Buffalo has settled a two-year-old lawsuit with New York Attorney General Letitia James over charges that it covered up sexual abuse...

Under the agreement, filed Oct. 25 in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, the diocese is required to implement enhanced child protection measures.

The Diocese of Buffalo and the New York attorney general's office have reached a settlement in a 2020 civil lawsuit filed by the state regarding the diocese's handling of clergy sexual abuse allegations.

The AG sued the Diocese of Buffalo and former Bishops Malone and Grosz in November 2020 for failing to protect children and engaging in a decades-long cover-up of sexual abuse.

The Diocese held a press conference Tuesday afternoon to give more details about the agreement.