SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile's Catholic Church should prepare itself for an onslaught of new civil suits from victims seeking compensation for past cases of sexual abuse, a lawyer who successfully sued the Archdiocese of Santiago said on Thursday.
Juan Pablo Hermosilla said a Chilean court's decision on Wednesday to force Chile's most influential archdiocese to pay his clients more than $400,000 (£306,701.4) in damages has opened the door for other "victims of abuse in church settings," to seek financial compensation.
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