Proposed settlement reached in Diocese of New Ulm bankruptcy case
A tentative settlement of approximately $34 million has been reached in the Diocese of New Ulm bankruptcy case, which involves 93 claimants who were sexually abused as children by credibly accused clergy throughout the diocese, including Glencoe and Silver Lake.
The Diocese of New Ulm and the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors, known as the Creditors Committee, comprised of clergy sexual abuse survivors, have reached an agreement in principle toward a resolution of the bankruptcy. The settlement calls for payment of approximately $34 million to the 93 sexual abuse claimants abused dating back to the 1960s.
The diocese previously agreed to the release of names of credibly accused priests. The list of priests who had been credibly accused of child sexual abuse included Michael Skoblik, Douglas Schleisman, Rudolph Henrich, Louis Heitzer, Charles Stark, Dennis Becker, Robert Clark, Richard Gross and Edward Ardolf. They all worked in McLeod County.
(For the complete story, see the July 3 print edition of The Chronicle.)