The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh revealed this week that it has spent millions of dollars to compensate victims of sexual abuse by clergy over the years.

In August, a grand jury report named more than 300 priests across the state who were accused of sexual abuse. Of those 300, 18 men were tied to Butler County, which is part of the Pittsburgh diocese, at some point in their careers.

And in a public letter this week, Bishop David Zubik accounted for the cost of these abuses. The diocese paid about $7 million to victims and survivors of sexual abuse. These payments were mostly in the forms of legal settlements since 1991. One of the largest settlements went to 32 victims in 2007. The letter doesn't specify where these, or other, victims are located.

Since the grand jury report, the diocese faced a wave of lawsuits, spending $3.8 million in legal fees. According to the report, the most recently accused priest served in Butler County in 2007. However, several continued working for the church and one was serving as late as 2014.

Seven of the 18 are alive today: the Rev. John A. Genizer, Rev. Myles Eric Diskin, Rev. John P. Fitzgerald, Rev. Richard J. Dorsch, Rev. David Scharf, Rev. Rudolph M. Silvers and Rev. Paul G. Spisak.

Nine have died: the Rev. Charles Thomas, Rev. Charles R. Ginder, Rev. Lawrence O'Connell, Rev. George Parme, Rev. Paul E. Pindel, Rev. William P. O'Malley III, Rev. John W. Rebel, Rev. John P. Maloney and Rev. James L. Armstrong.

Investigators do not have details on the remaining two men named — the Rev. Bartley A. Sorenson and Rev. Carl Roemele.

The full, 1,356-page report was released in August during a news conference by state Attorney General Josh Shapiro. “The report paints a complete picture of abuse and cover-up in every diocese in Pennsylvania,” Shapiro said at the time.

The diocese said it has taken steps to reckon with the church's abusive past. At the end of last year, the diocese announced the Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Program, which is aimed at helping victims report any abuse they suffered at the hands of clergy members. The program also provides victims the ability to be compensated by the church.

The amount that will come out of that program will be released in a detailed accounting next year.