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…
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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…
(St. Paul, MN) – On Monday, October 13, 2014, St. Paul, Attorney Jeff Anderson and sexual abuse survivor Al Michaud,…
Media AdvisoryOctober 13, 2014
Jeff Anderson, Diocese of Winona, Announce Historic Child Protection Action Plan and Settlement of the Doe 1 Civil Lawsuit
Protocols outline 17 requirements to ensure transparency and child protection
With adoption of these protocols Diocese of Winona has adopted best practices for child protection
WHAT: At a news conference today in St. Paul, attorney Jeff Anderson will discuss the settlement of the Doe 1 v. Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Diocese of Winona and Thomas Adamson civil lawsuit.
As part of this historic settlement, 17 child pr…
Jeff Anderson, with Survivors and Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis Officials, to Stand Together and Announce Historic Child Protection…
Click below for the Diocese of Winona Priest Fileshttp://www.andersonadvocates.com/Diocese-of-Winona-Document-Release.aspx
Minnesota: At a news conference tomorrow in Rochester, sexual abuse survivors, attorney Jeff Anderson and a former priest and advocate Patrick J. Wall, will release the files of 14 priests with credible allegations of child sexual abuse in the Diocese of Winona. The files were obtained as part of the Doe 1 v. Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis and the Diocese of Winona civil lawsuit fi…
On September 24, 2014, a courageous sexual abuse survivor abused by James R. Porter in Bemidji, Minnesota, found her voice and spoke publicly. Porter, a serial child predator, is suspected of abusing over 100 children in multiple states including Minnesota, Massachusetts, Texas, and New Mexico. James Porter’s file, including his laicization file, was released today as an ongoing effort for institutional transparency and accountability. Doe 24 Complaint 9-23-14 James Porter File James Porter Key Documents James Porter Laicization File James Porter Photo James Porter Timeline Original Porter…