Dec 4, 2024, 5:21 PM

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Back in 2019, the New York Child Victims Act allowed abuse victims to temporarily file lawsuits - even if the statute of limitations had expired.

Richard Tollner says he was sexually abused by a priest at the age of 15 back in 1975. Almost half a century later, he says he is happy to see victims finally getting compensation.

“A little bit of bittersweet justice, it has taken four years to get to today, but at this point enough victims have waited for justice have achieved the justice," says Tollner.

The $323 million settlement effects roughly 600 alleged sexual abuse victims in the Diocese of Rockville Centre.