Syracuse Diocese

The Syracuse Roman Catholic Diocese paid out nearly $11 million on 79 claims of child sexual abuse during its Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Program.

The Syracuse Roman Catholic Diocese has released the names of clergy they say have credible accusations of sexual abuse of minors against them.

Some people abused as children by clergy in the Syracuse Roman Catholic Diocese, which includes Binghamton and Cortland, must decide by Wednesday whether to participate in the diocese's compensation program, or wait to see if state lawmakers pass a bill that would extend the statute of limitations, so they could sue later.