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“Today, Archbishop Jerome Listecki said the Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee was forced to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in order to fairly compensate victims/survivors of priest-predators and to allow the archdiocese to continue to meet the needs of parishes and parishioners.

“Incredibly, the Archbishop’s announcement left out the most important reason they filed for bankruptcy:  To delay the legal process so they don’t have to reveal the names of the “priest-predators” and the Church officials who covered up the “priest-predators’” crimes.  It is interesting that this a…

Every day, I’m proud of the brave women and men I represent. But today is special. A group of especially courageous and determined men who were assaulted as boys by a serial child molesting cleric are speaking out and shedding light on both child sex crimes and cover ups.

The Diocese of Winona is tagging along with the Archdiocese of
Minneapolis St. Paul in attempting to tax Jim Keenan with costs.  This
time, the taxation is to the tune of $68,000 from the Diocese of Winona.

The Diocese of Winona is tagging along with the Archdiocese of Minneapolis St. Paul in attempting to tax Jim Keenan with costs.

The Diocese of Winona is tagging along with the Archdiocese of
Minneapolis St. Paul in attempting to tax Jim Keenan with costs.  This
time, the taxation is to the tune of $68,000 from the Diocese of Winona.

At a news conference on Tuesday, a sexual abuse survivor, together with
his parents and wife, for the first time publicly explained why he
continues to fight to force the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis
to disclose the identity of known pedophile priests.

From Jeff Anderson:  “This Archbishop’s effort to tax and get a judgment against a
clergy sex abuse victim is so morally and legally outrageous I feel an obligation to spread
this news around the world.  

From Jeff Anderson:  “This Archbishop’s effort to tax and get a judgment against a
clergy sex abuse victim is so morally and legally outrageous I feel an obligation to spread
this news around the world.  

At a news conference in front of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, the Survivor’s Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP), objected to the legal maneuver…

We cannot be fooled.  As we previewed here, the Pope gathered his cardinals last week in Rome, and promised a meaningful discussion regarding clergy childhood sexual abuse.  In reality, as SNAP laments, the meeting of cardinals at the Vatican last week was just as expected, no action, no change, no substance.

Building on the November conference that brought
world-renowned speakers to Australia, Survivors Australia hits the ground
running.

Despite issuing guidelines banning “offensive”
content, Amazon continued to market this abhorrent book online and through
their Kindle sales in the last week.  
Fortunately, the extreme outrage that followed this discovery eventually caused
Amazon to remove the book from its catalog yesterday. 

Pope Benedict has called the Cardinals across the world to the Vatican for “a day of reflection and prayer” next week.  This promises to be more of the same—all talk, no action.  What the Pope should be doing is calling law enforcement from across the globe to the Vatican to investigate and prosecute those who have committed and been complicit in the sexual abuse of children.

A former high school student from Racine, Wisconsin, filed a lawsuit
against his former teacher for producing and possessing pornographic
images of the student but also included anyone who downloaded the porn
as defendants.

This lawsuit is part of a trend where victims of child pornography
are suing their perpetrators under a federal statute that provides for
damages of at least $150,000 for each image produced or possessed. That means any
person who downloaded the internet porn containing images of the
student is subject to this lawsuit.  This is the third such lawsuit that
has been filed in the upper Midwest, with the other two being f

A former high school student from Racine, Wisconsin, filed a lawsuit against his former teacher for producing and possessing pornographic images of the student but also included anyone who downloaded the porn as defendants. This lawsuit is part of a trend where victims of child pornography are suing their perpetrators under a federal statute that provides for damages of at least $150,000 for each image produced or possessed. That means any person who downloaded the internet porn containing images of the student is subject to this lawsuit.  This is the third such lawsuit that has been…