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WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) - The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dubuque has agreed to pay $5 million to settle 20 cases of sexual abuse involving nine priests over the past five decades, church officials said Tuesday.
The settlement was reached during mediation just weeks before the first of several trials were to begin.
The archdiocese also agreed to publish the names of the nine accused priests, give each victim the chance to meet privately with archbishop Jerome Hanus and the opportunity to speak about their ordeal in their home parishes.
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