Final payments are going out to victims of sexual abuse in an $85 million class-action settlement with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Covington.

The settlement is between the diocese and more than 350 people abused by priests and diocese employees since the 1950s in 57 counties across a large swath of Kentucky.

It calls for victims to receive from $5,000 to $1 million based on the severity and duration of the abuse they suffered. Some money also has been set aside to pay for counseling for abuse victims.

The settlement master in the case approved the final payments last week, said attorney Stan Chesley, who represents the victims in the case.

The payments should be in the hands of the plaintiffs by the end of the month, he said.