L.A. Diocese Settles Abuse Claims

Cardinal Roger M. Mahony looks back at abuse victims in court after the judge asked them to stand during the settlement conference.  (Al Seib / LAT)

Lee Bashforth shows a picture of himself as a boy with the priest who sexually abused him.  (Ricardo DeAratanha / LAT)

Victim Mark Gallegos weeps as he speaks outside court.  (Ricardo DeAratanha / LAT)

Attorney Raymond P. Boucher is surrounded by plaintiffs as he addresses the media after the settlement.  (Al Seib / LAT)

Frank Zamora holds a sign with a picture of his son, as a boy, who was a victim of sexual abuse by a priest. With him is his granddaughter Dominique Zamora, 13, the daughter of the victim.  (Ricardo DeAratanha / LAT)

Abuse victim Jim Robertson hugs Rita Milla outside the courthouse.  (Al Seib / LAT)

Judge Haley Fromholz, right, admonishes people in the audience to stop heckling Cardinal Roger M. Mahony’s attorney during the settlement conference.

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FOR THE RECORD:
An earlier version of this caption mistakenly said the judge admonished people in the audience to stop heckling Cardinal Mahony.

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  (Al Seib / LAT)

Judge Fromholz oversees the settlement proceedings between abuse victims and the Los Angeles Archdiocese.  (Al Seib / LAT)