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SEATTLE — In one of the largest settlements in the Catholic Church’s sex-abuse scandal, an order of priests agreed Friday to pay $166.1 million to hundreds of American Indians and Alaska Natives who were abused at the order’s schools in the Pacific Northwest.
The Jesuit order, called the Oregon Province of the Society of Jesus, has been accused of using its schools in remote villages and on reservations as dumping grounds for problem priests.
The settlement between the more than 450 victims and the province also calls for a written apology to the victims.
