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	Tucson Diocese Emerges from Bankruptcy Reorganization By Arthur H. Rotstein The Associated Press, carried in Tucson Citizen [Tucson AZ] September 20, 2005 The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tucson officially emerged from bankruptcy Tuesday, exactly a year after sex abuse lawsuits drove it to seek Chapter 11 protection. Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas and Susan Boswell, the diocese's lead lawyer in the bankruptcy proceedings, said the diocese has sent a check for $15.7 million to begin a settlement trust to be used to compensate victims abused by priests. Kicanas apologized again to all victims "who have been harmed within the household of faith." The money represents the initial portion of the roughly $22.3 million that the diocese will make available to more than 50 victims under a reorganization plan and settlement agreement approved earlier this summer by Judge James M. Marlar. With money deposited in the trust, checks are expected to start flowing next month to court-approved victims. More than two dozen victims are to receive at least $200,000 to $600,000 each, based on the acts of abuse and injuries suffered. Five parents of victims will receive $21,250 or $30,000 each. A few more victims may be added to the initial pool.
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