You may be entitled to monetary compensation.
MAXIMIZE your compensation by calling an experienced sex abuse lawyer to help with your California Independent Compensation Program forms.
Act Now! Ends February 29!
The Roman Catholic Church of California announced that it joined the ranks of states like Pennsylvania, Colorado, and New York by creating a compensation program for victims sexually abused by priests and clergy as children.
The Catholic Church sex abuse scandal continues to make news with more and more victims coming out to claim the help they need.
Many of these victims don’t get the full compensation they deserve.
Do not miss your opportunity for monetary compensation.
Jordan Merson, Founder of Merson Law, New York’s top sex abuse law firm and winner of the largest sexual assault verdict in New York State History has helped numerous sexual abuse victims of the Catholic Church receive the compensation they truly deserve.
Attorney Jordan Merson has been successful in helping numerous sex abuse victims of the catholic church get the compensation they need and deserve, with child sex abuse cases with the New York IRCP, the Syracuse IRCP, the Buffalo IRCP, and the Philadelphia IRRP.
Jordan Merson and his firm, Merson Law, have been featured on many prominent media outlets for championing justice for sexual abuse victims.
And now Merson Law is representing church sex victims of the Roman Catholic Church of California.
In total, the names of 128 priests have been disclosed by the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.
Churches across the country have begun to create programs to financially compensate victims. Most of these programs follow a similar structure, like that of the Philadelphia Archdiocese.
The church allocates a set amount to the program fund, and opens up a window of time for victims to sign up. At the end of the program, the money is divided among those who have signed on. Programs like this are NOT a lawsuit, and often they require you to waive your right to sue.
The California Independent Compensation Program (ICP) is only open to individuals who were abused by a member of one of the six participating dioceses:
In its current form, only these six dioceses participate in the ICP. If you were victimized by a member of the California Roman Catholic Church outside of these dioceses, we implore you to still contact Merson Law and to not give up hope. Pressure from the public influences more dioceses to create compensation programs.
In many cases, victim compensation programs have their own vetting process to determine who they will accept. People often wonder if they have enough evidence, or if the church will believe them. Only you know the truth, and if you were the victim of sexual assault, we can help you to take care of the paperwork.
After years of letting this plague of sexual abuse run unchecked, the Catholic Church is finally cracking down on its own. The California ICP began September 16, 2019, and closes on January 31st, 2020.
Why Should I get a Lawyer?
Victims programs often advertise that you do not need a lawyer to sign up, and that one will be provided for you when you do. This is true, but misleading. The lawyer provided to you by the church will not be YOUR lawyer. He or she works for the interest of the church, not for you, and is mostly retained for the church’s own legal protections.
Like in most legal matters, you’ll receive more compensation if you have a lawyer. Additionally, as mentioned before, victims’ programs often require you to sign away your right to sue, among other things. We do not want you to get “tricked” by the church’s lawyers. Having your own lawyer present assures you that you completely understand the process and that you do not inadvertently sign off on things you didn’t mean to.
As an experienced sexual assault lawyer, Jordan Merson understands that not everyone can afford costly lawyer fees. Despite this, it is incredibly important for victims to have proper representation in these matters. Merson takes no out of pocket fee from the client for this reason.
