The Diocese of Camden has reached a $180 million settlement agreement with a group of sexual abuse survivors who suffered at the hands of clergy.

The survivors are all now adults, many who came forward after New Jersey passed a law extending the time that they could file a claim of abuse against the church.

Those claims were submitted under the New Jersey Independent Victims Compensation Program, which was created by the state's five Catholic dioceses for people who want to come forward without pursuing a lawsuit.

The large number of survivors from the Camden diocese forced it to file bankruptcy in 2020, but church officials in Camden say they've set up a trust to ensure that each person receives compensation.

But how much of the $180 million they each receive will be decided by a U.S.

bankruptcy court judge, according to their attorneys.

Now, the current Camden bishop, Joseph Williams, addressed the survivors in a letter thanking them for coming forward, calling what happened to them a grave sin and saying, quote, "We believe you, we are sorry, and we are committed to walking a different path with you going forward."

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