Court orders Cologne Archdiocese pay 300k in abuse damages

It's the first court-ordered compensation payment in Germany for Catholic Church sexual abuse. Typically, as in this case, the statute of limitations has expired, but the archdiocese waived its right to avoid trial.

source https://www.dw.com/en/court-orders-cologne-archdiocese-pay-€300k-in-abuse-damages/a-65905696?maca=en-rss-en-ger-1023-rdf