A Catholic diocese based in the state of Delaware has filed for US bankruptcy protection on the eve of a civil trial involving high-profile sex abuse.
The move automatically delays the case, the seventh of its kind in the US since a scandal in Boston seven years ago.
The bishop of the diocese said the move offered the best chance for victims of sexual abuse to be treated fairly.
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