( CNN ) -- The Archdiocese of Seattle has settled 30 claims of sexual abuse that were filed against the archdiocese and members of the Christian Brothers religious order , the archdiocese announced Tuesday . Members of the Christian Brothers were accused of sexually abusing boys at two schools the order operated : the Briscoe School , a boarding and day school for boys in the Kent Valley , beginning in 1914 , and O'Dea High School from 1923 , the archdiocese said . The archdiocese and lawyers for the complainants said the settlement was for $ 12.1 million . Some of the cases are almost 60 years old and the most recent cases are nearly 30 years old , the archdiocese said . `` I deeply regret the pain suffered by these victims , '' Archbishop J. Peter Sartain said . `` Our hope is that this settlement will bring them closure and allow them to continue the process of healing . '' Lawyers for the complainants , Michael T. Pfau and Jason P. Amala , said the archdiocese and the Christian Brothers failed to protect the boys from known abusers . The lawyers said in a statement that 11 of the men were abused by a former O'Dea teacher who 'd been removed from four other schools where he had abused children . The lawyers said one student 's family complained about the teacher in 1974 to the school vice principal , who said the situation would be handled . However , the teacher was not removed until 1978 , even though O'Dea officials kept receiving complaints from other families , the lawyers said . Pfau and Amala said they have settled more than 75 claims against the Christian Brothers and the Seattle Archdiocese for more than $ 35 million during the last decade .
Seattle Archdiocese settles 30 sex-abuse cases . The archdiocese agreed to pay $7.5 million in settlements with six men who said they were molested by priests and other church employees over a period of decades. Lawyers said abusive priests were left on the job despite complaints .