Two Survivors of Sexual Abuse by Father Donald Rieder Filing Lawsuits against Diocese of St. Cloud In 2003 Rieder Pled Guilty to Abusing a Young Girl in the 1990s Admitted to Abusing Others in his 40 Year Career as a Catholic Priest One Survivor Whose Case was Settled Will Speak Publicly About Her Sexual Abuse by Rieder at Paynesville Church in the 1970s
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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…
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…
At a hearing Thursday before the Honorable Shaun R. Floerke in St. Louis County District Court in Duluth, attorneys for clergy abuse survivor Doe 28 will seek an Order requiring the Diocese of Duluth to release to Doe 28 all documents and files regarding all clergy accused of child sexual abuse.
At a press conference today in Duluth, attorney Mike Finnegan will announce the filing of a lawsuit on behalf of a woman naming the Diocese of Duluth as defendant. The woman was sexually abused by Father Charles Gormly at St. Francis of Assisi church in Brainerd, Minn., in…
Jeff Anderson and Doe 2
Will Stand Together Tuesday and Announce Settlement of
Civil Lawsuit against St. John’s Abbey and Fr. Allen Tarlton
Breakthrough settlement, modeled after Doe 1 v. Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis settlement, requires
St. John’s Abbey to publicly release the files of 19 St. John’s clerics likely to have offended against minors
At a news conference today in St. Paul, attorneys Jeff Anderson and Mike Finnegan will discuss today’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing by the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis.
Media AdvisoryJanuary 9, 2015 Doe 20 to Speak Publicly Monday of Abuse by Father Michael Keating Using Her Name and Telling Her Story Keating’s once-secret priest file to be publicly released for the first time WHAT: At a news conference Monday January 12, 2015 a sexual abuse survivor of Father Michael Keating, Doe 20, along with her attorney Jeff Anderson will:• Speak publicly about the sexual abuse she endured at the hands of Father Keating and her experience in reporting the abuse to the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. Doe 20 wants the truth to be k…
Media AdvisoryNovember 13, 2014Vatican Embassy Informed of Priest’s Possible Child Pornography and Sent Three Videos in 2002Documents indicate possible child pornography destroyed by Fr. Kevin McDonough and Fr. Joseph HitpasDonald Dummer Documents Donald Dummer File Donald Dummer Timeline WHAT: At a news conference today, attorney Mike Finnegan and former priest and monk Patrick Wall will:• Release the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis priest file of Father Donald Dummer who was in possession of possible child pornography in 1997, 1998 and 2002. …
Media AdvisoryNovember 10, 2014Chicago News Conference Tuesday, November 11, 2014Deficiencies in Archdiocese of Chicago Document Release to be Revealed TomorrowSurvivors’ Attorneys to Provide Complete Picture of Institutional Practices in the Handling of Child Sexual Abuse WHAT: At a news conference on Tuesday, November 11, 2014 in Chicago, sexual abuse attorneys Jeff Anderson and Marc Pearlman will:• Discuss the gaps and deficiencies in the documents recently released by the Archdiocese of Chicago pertaining to 36 priests accused of child sexual abuse. • Provide summ…