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Christian Brothers granted moratorium on abuse victim payouts
Key takeaways
- The moratorium means all current cases against the Christian Brothers will be paused.
- The Christian Brothers religious order has been granted a moratorium on payouts to child sexual abuse victims, as a judge accepted the argument it risked running out of money.
- Lawyers had previously argued the religious order was losing about $1.7 million a week since October.
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The moratorium means all current cases against the Christian Brothers will be paused. (Getty/ Eduardoar Toledo)
The Christian Brothers religious order has been granted a moratorium on payouts to child sexual abuse victims, as a judge accepted the argument it risked running out of money.
Lawyers had previously argued the religious order was losing about $1.7 million a week since October.
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