SNAP says some priests were paid to leave priesthood

MILWAUKEE -- The group Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) says some priests in the Milwaukee Archdiocese were paid to leave the priesthood.

According to the Milwaukee Archdiocese's Chapter 11 bankruptcy records, in 2003, the Archdiocese Finance Council discussed a plan where known child molesters would be paid $20,000 to quietly leave the priesthood.

They also say in 2011, the Archdiocese would make a final payment of $90,000 to nine priests undergoing the process.

SNAP submitted a letter to Archbishop Jerome Listecki, asking again that all documents and depositions be unsealed.

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