Victims of abuse - High claim for damages against the Archdiocese of Cologne
Before the District Court of Cologne, on Tuesday (13.000 hours), a compensation claim of a victim of abuse against the Archdiocese of Cologne will be heard. The woman is claiming 830,000 Euro compensation for the suffering inflicted upon her. She was formerly the ward of a priest, who was sentenced to twelve years in prison in February 2022. The man, as established by the Cologne District Court in 1993, had sexually abused nine girls in Gummersbach, Wuppertal and Zülpich for years. The woman claiming compensation was a victim in the 70s and 80s. The man was subsequently dismissed from the clergy.
In a similar case, the Cologne District Court granted another victim of abuse 300,000 Euro compensation. The plaintiff was a server for many years in the 70s, who was sexually abused by a priest.
- The woman seeking action for damages for pain and suffering is participating in processes at the Cologne Regional Court, relating to the abuse she suffered as a child by a priest in the Archdiocese of Cologne in Germany.
- The priest, who was sentenced to twelve years in prison in North Rhine-Westphalia for the sexual abuse of nine girls, also inflicted suffering on the woman claiming compensation in Cologne.
- The Archdiocese of Cologne is currently facing numerous compensation claims for pain and suffering due to historical cases of abuse within its church in Germany.
- The woman's claim for 830,000 Euro compensation for the suffering she endured is part of a growing movement for justice and accountability within the Catholic Church in Germany.
- The Cologne Regional Court will play a crucial role in establishing whether the woman receives the compensation for pain and suffering that she claims she is entitled to, following the abuse she suffered as a child within the Church in Germany.
