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(St. Paul, MN) – A Minnesota court issued an Order granting the Minnesota Attorney General permission to file a memorandum supporting the release of more than 1,500 Boy Scout Perversion files. Ramsey County District Court Judge Leonardo Castro, noting that “The Attorney General is responsible for protecting the public interest and advocating in favor of the public good,” issued an Order allowing the Attorney General to file an amicus curiae memorandum supporting efforts in a Minnesota case seeking the public release of the Perversion Files.

(St. Paul, MN) – Today, the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office filed a motion to support the public release of over 1500 Boy Scout perversion files. At a hearing on August 6, 2019 in St. Paul, the law firm of Jeff Anderson & Associates, representing a survivor of childhood sexual abuse by a Boy Scout leader, sought the public release of 1,538 secret Boy Scouts files on leaders with allegations of sexual misconduct against children.

(New York) – On Wednesday in New York City and throughout the State of New York, the law firm of Jeff Anderson & Associates will over 200 lawsuits under New York’s new Child Victims Act (CVA) on behalf of survivors who were sexually abused as children by clergy members in New York. 

(St. Paul, MN) – Lawyers representing a survivor of childhood sexual abuse by a Boy Scout leader are seeking the public release of 1,538 secret Boy Scouts files on leaders with allegations of sexual misconduct against children. Boy Scouts of America (BSA) has refused to make public the perpetrator names and documents contained in these files, known as Perversion Files.

Fifteen survivors of child sexual abuse by priests in the Diocese of Crookston have settled their lawsuits against the Diocese. In addition to receiving compensation, the 15 survivors compelled the Diocese of Crookston to be more transparent through non-economic settlement provisions. As part of the settlement, the names and secret files of clergy accused of sexually abusing children in the Diocese of Crookston will be made public at a later date. In addition, depositions taken in the litigation of clergy child sex abuse cases against the Diocese will be made public.

(New York, NY) – At a press conference today in New York City, clergy abuse survivors and their lawyers called…

(New Ulm, MN) – A settlement has been reached in the Diocese of New Ulm bankruptcy case, which involves 93 claimants who were sexually abused as children by clergy and others in the Diocese.The Diocese and the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors (“Creditors Committee”), comprised of clergy sexual abuse survivors, have reached an agreement in principle toward a resolution of the bankruptcy. The settlement calls for payment of approximately $34 million to the 93 sexual abuse claimants. The Diocese previously agreed to the release of names of credibly accused priests.

Diocese of Buffalo Failed to Remove Fr. Freeman From Ministry After at Least Three Reports to the Diocese (Buffalo, NY)…

(Los Angeles) – At a press conference Tuesday in Los Angeles, prominent Catholic whistleblower Siobhan O’Connor, clergy abuse survivors Christopher…

Childhood Sexual Abuse Survivors Given More Time to Seek Justice, Healing

(Los Angeles, CA) – Notices of Appeal have been filed by Defendants The California Catholic Conference, Inc., The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Los Angeles, and The Roman Catholic Bishop of San Diego seeking to overturn Honorable Michelle Williams Court’s April 17, 2019 order allowing a sexual abuse survivor’s nuisance lawsuit to proceed. This attempt to stifle the courageous action brought by Tom Emens, on behalf of children and survivors of abuse across the State, to eliminate the ongoing harm and threat of childhood sexual abuse by clerics is a blatant attempt to silence survivors and keep …

(Duluth, MN) – A settlement has been reached in the Diocese of Duluth bankruptcy case, which involves 125 claimants who were sexually abused as children by clergy and others in the Diocese.The Diocese and the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors (“Creditors Committee”), comprised of clergy sexual abuse survivors, have reached an agreement in principle toward a resolution of the bankruptcy. The settlement calls for payment of approximately $40 million to the 125 sexual abuse claimants. The Diocese will also be required to release secret files on 37 priests it has classified as credibly…

(New York, NY) – The release of some names by Cardinal Timothy Dolan today, under pressure, is some progress and a step in the right direction, but clearly falls short of the necessary transparency. The release of only 120 names is a simple peek behind the clerical curtain that Dolan hides and hides offenders. We are very skeptical that only 120 names are being released in an Archdiocese of this size. Our history and knowledge of the practices in the Archdiocese of New York lead us to believe the number of names is twice to three times the size of the list of names released today. We consider …

(St. Paul, MN) –
Countless survivors of sexual violence suffer in silence in the shadows of
pain, isolation and shame, the shadows of guilt and fear, the shadows of the
institutions that protect perpetrators and a culture that blames victims. It
can take a survivor years, even decades, and tremendous courage to step out of
the shadows and into the light. 

In this video,
survivors of sexual violence share their stories – in their own words – of their time in the
shadows and how they began their journeys toward hope and healing. They share
their stories…