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Jan 13, 2016: Media Advisory: Priest File of Fr. Othmar Hohmann to be Released Publicly Today at 11:00AM (CST)

At a news conference today in St. Cloud, attorney Mike Bryant of Bradshaw & Bryant, co-counsel with Jeff Anderson & Associates, will: Release the priest file of Father Othmar Hohmann, OSB, who worked in several Minnesota dioceses including the Diocese of St. Cloud, Diocese of Duluth and Diocese of Crookston. Additionally, Hohmann worked in North Dakota, Utah, Wisconsin and the Bahamas and has been accused…

Jan 12, 2016: Media Advisory: Priest File of Fr. Othmar Hohmann to be Released Publicly Tomorrow

At a news conference on Wednesday in St. Cloud, attorney Mike Bryant of Bradshaw & Bryant, co-counsel with Jeff Anderson & Associates, will:   • Release the priest file of Father Othmar Hohmann, OSB, who worked in several Minnesota dioceses including the Diocese of St. Cloud, Diocese of Duluth and Diocese of Crookston. Additionally, Hohmann worked in North Dakota, Utah, Wisconsin…

Dec 07, 2015: Media Advisory: Diocese of Duluth Files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Today

WHAT: At a news conference today in Duluth, attorney Mike Finnegan will discuss today’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing by the Diocese of Duluth. WHEN:  Monday, December 7, 2015 at 3:15 PM CSTWHERE:  Holiday Inn – Lyric Room 2    200 West First Street    Duluth, MN 55802Contact Mike Finnegan: Office/651.227.9990 Cell/612.205.5531Contact Jeff Anderson: Office/651.227.9990 Cell/612.817.8665(Duluth, MN) – Today, the Diocese of Duluth filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection. The Diocese of Duluth is the fifteenth Catholic Diocese or Religious Order to file for …

Oct 13, 2015: Press Release: St. Paul News Conference Tuesday

At a news conference on Tuesday in St. Paul attorneys Jeff Anderson and Mike Bryant will announce the filing of a civil lawsuit naming the Diocese of St. Cloud,Father Antonio “Tony” Marfori and Cathedral High School as defendants. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Doe 75, who was sexually abused by Fr. Marfori when he was approximately 15 years old. Fr. Marfori was Doe 75’s religion teacher at Cathedral High School in St. Cloud.

Jul 08, 2015: Media Advisory: First Ever Public Nuisance Claims Made in Lawsuits Against the Boy Scouts of America

At a news conference Thursday in St. Paul, sexual abuse attorney Jeff Anderson will announce the filing of two lawsuits involving the National Boy Scouts of America Foundation d/b/a The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) under the Child Victims Act. The suits, filed on behalf of two former Boy Scouts, name BSA and Northern Star Council f/k/a Indianhead County…

Jul 06, 2015: Press Event: Names of Seven Oblate Priests to be Released Publicly Tuesday

The names and assignment histories of seven priests of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate (“Oblates”) who have been credibly accused of sexually abusing children will be released publicly for the first time. A survivor of sexual abuse by one of these priests will speak publicly for the first time about the abuse. The priests all served in Minnesota for part of their careers…