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Oct 25, 2017: Media Advisory: Settlements and Identities of Two Undisclosed Perpetrators Announced Today in New York Sexual Abuse Cases

*UPDATED LIVE-STREAM LINK BELOW Settlements Announced in Child Sexual Abuse Cases Involving the Archdiocese of New York and Diocese of Brooklyn’s Compensation ProgramsIdentities of two undisclosed perpetrators will be released to the publicWHAT:  Today, Attorney J. Michael Reck of Jeff Anderson & Associates, P.A., will:•    Announce and discuss settlements obtained on behalf of survivors of childhood sexual abuse in the Archdiocese of New York and the Diocese of Brooklyn. The settlements were obtained after the survivors participated in the Archdiocese of New York and…

Oct 24, 2017: Media Advisory: Settlements and Identities of Two Undisclosed Perpetrators Announced in New York Sexual Abuse Cases

 Settlements Announced in Child Sexual Abuse Cases Involving the Archdiocese of New York and Diocese of Brooklyn’s Compensation ProgramsIdentities of two undisclosed perpetrators will be released to the publicWHAT:  On Wednesday, Attorney J. Michael Reck of Jeff Anderson & Associates, P.A., will:   Announce and discuss settlements obtained on behalf of survivors of childhood sexual abuse in the Archdiocese of New York and the Diocese of Brooklyn. The settlements were obtained after the survivors participated in the Archdiocese of New York and the Diocese of Brooklyn’s…

May 18, 2017: Media Advisory: Settlements Announced Today in Seven Archdiocese of New York Sexual Abuse Compensation Program Cases

Today, Attorney J. Michael Reck of Jeff Anderson & Associates, P.A., will announce and discuss settlements obtained on behalf of seven survivors
of childhood sexual abuse in the Archdiocese of New York. The cases
involved Phase I of the Archdiocese’s Independent Reconciliation and
Compensation Program (IRCP) that began in October 2016.

May 09, 2017: Media Advisory: Crookston Bishop Michael Hoeppner Sued for Coercion, Abuse Survivor to Speak Publicly Today

(St. Paul, MN) – At a news conference on today in St. Paul,
attorney Jeff Anderson, a child sexual abuse survivor, and a Minnesota
priest will announce the filing of a lawsuit on behalf of the survivor
naming Bishop Michael Hoeppner and the Diocese of Crookston as
defendants. This is the first time in the United States a bishop has
been individually sued for coercion.

May 08, 2017: First U.S. Bishop Sued for Coercion in Minnesota After Suppressing Report of Child Sexual Abuse

First Bishop in the United States Sued for CoercionIn 2015, a Minnesota Bishop Suppressed  Report of Child Sexual Abuse  Survivor to speak publicly for the first time Tuesday about abuse by a former top official in Minnesota diocese Bishop threatened harm to survivor’s vocation and his son’s career as a priest if he did not recant his abuse report(St. Paul, MN) – At a news conference on Tuesday in St. Paul, attorney Jeff Anderson, a child sexual abuse survivor, and a Minnesota priest will announce the filing of a lawsuit on behalf of the survivor naming a current Minnesota bishop and…

Nov 15, 2016: Media Advisory: Archdiocese Files Amended Reorganization Plan Contributing Less Than 1% of its Assets

Jeff Anderson to Respond to Plan at 2:30PM Press Conference Today in MinneapolisThe amended plan also lets the Archdiocese’s insurance companies off the hook and significantly undervalues their exposureWHAT: At a news conference today in Minneapolis, Attorneys Jeff Anderson and Mike Finnegan will:•    Discuss the details of the amended bankruptcy reorganization plan filed today by the Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis;•    Demand the Archdiocese uphold its pledge made to sexual abuse survivors to be transparent and accountable throughout the bankruptcy pro…

Sep 26, 2016: Media Advisory: Survivor of sexual abuse by Chicago-area priest to speak at news conference today

At a news conference today, attorney Marc Pearlman and a survivor who was sexually abused by a Chicago-area Catholic priest will announce a civil lawsuit against a Chicago Catholic religious order, the Claretian Missionaries. Discuss the Claretians’ decision to a allow an admitted sexual abuser to have unrestricted access to children for 20 years after promising to supervise him at all times around children.

Aug 23, 2016: Media Advisory: Sexual Abuse Survivors File Bankruptcy Plan that Calls for Archdiocese to Pay $80m

At a news conference Tuesday in St. Paul, Attorneys Jeff Anderson and Mike Finnegan will discuss the details of the proposed bankruptcy plan filed Monday by the Creditors’ Committee in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis bankruptcy case; among other provisions, the proposed plan calls for the immediate release of the investigative report concerning former Archbishop John Nienstedt, all communications…