(New York, NY) – Today in Manhattan, survivors, advocates and the law firm of Jeff Anderson & Associates will: Release The Anderson Report on Sexual Abuse in the Diocese of Brooklyn containing the identities, histories, photographs and information on 200 perpetrators accused of child sexual abuse in the Diocese of Brooklyn.
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(Buffalo, New York) – Amidst calls for his resignation as he deals with his latest clergy sexual misconduct scandal, Bishop Richard Malone continues to deflect, deny and disparage. After years of covering up for sexually abusive priests in his diocese, it’s more of the same and it’s why the calls for his resignation mount. Jeff Anderson joined Steve Boyd in Buffalo this morning to support survivors and call for Bishop Malone to resign after the bombshell news broke that Malone discussed his possible resignation with diocesan officials in the wake of a scandal regarding Christ the King Seminary and claims of sexual harassment by Fr. Jeffrey Nowak, a diocesan priest.
(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.
(New York, NY) – Tuesday in Manhattan, the law firm of Jeff Anderson & Associates will: Announce the filing of 9 lawsuits against Boy Scouts of America (BSA) and its Greater New York Councils for sexual abuse as minors of 9 survivors by 9 adult Scout leaders; Reveal that one of the lawsuits made possible by New York’s Child Victims Act pursues a claim of nuisance. BSA has created and continues to maintain a nuisance by concealing sexual abuse of scouts by its present and former leaders in its secret Perversion Files. All 9 lawsuits include claims of negligence.
Aug 20, 2019: Survivors Sue Archdiocese of New York, Covenant House and Franciscans for Sexual Abuse
(New York, NY) – At a press conference Wednesday in Manhattan, a sexual abuse survivor and the law firm of Jeff Anderson & Associates will: Announce the filing of 2 lawsuits against the Archdiocese of New York, the Conventual Franciscan religious order, Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of New York and Covenant House for sexual abuse as minors of 2 survivors by notorious perpetrator Fr. Bruce Ritter. The lawsuits were filed as a result of New York’s new Child Victims Act (CVA).
(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.
(Syracuse, New York) – Today in Syracuse, the law firms of LaFave, Wein & Frament, and Jeff Anderson & Associates will: Announce the filing of 6 lawsuits against the Diocese of Syracuse yesterday – Wednesday, August 14, 2019 – when the one-year window provision of the New York Child Victims Act (CVA) took effect; Reveal a list of the names of the perpetrators named in the lawsuits, including 1 perpetrator named publicly for the first time.
(Watertown, New York) – Today in Watertown, the law firms of LaFave, Wein & Frament, and Jeff Anderson & Associates will: Announce the filing of 14 lawsuits against the Diocese of Ogdensburg yesterday – Wednesday, August 14, 2019 – when the one-year window provision of the New York Child Victims Act (CVA) took effect; Reveal a list of the names of the perpetrators named in the lawsuits, including 4 perpetrators named publicly for the first time.
(Uniondale, New York) – Wednesday in Uniondale, NY, sexual abuse survivors and the law firm of Jeff Anderson & Associates will: Announce the filing of over 15 lawsuits against the Diocese of Rockville Centre on Wednesday, when the one-year window provision of the New York Child Victims Act (CVA) takes effect; Reveal a list of the names of the perpetrators named in the lawsuits, including multiple perpetrators who will be named publicly for the first time.
(Albany, New York) – Wednesday in Albany, sexual abuse survivors and the law firms of Jeff Anderson & Associates, and LaFave, Wein & Frament will: Announce the filing of over 20 lawsuits against the Diocese of Albany on Wednesday, when the one-year window provision of the New York Child Victims Act (CVA) takes effect; Reveal a list of the names of the perpetrators named in the lawsuits, including over 5 perpetrators who will be named publicly for the first time.
(Rochester, New York) – Wednesday in Rochester, sexual abuse survivors and the law firms of Steve Boyd, PC and Jeff Anderson & Associates will: Announce the filing of over 25 lawsuits against the Diocese of Rochester on Wednesday, when the one-year window provision of the New York Child Victims Act (CVA) takes effect; Reveal a list of the names of the perpetrators named in the lawsuits, including over 10 perpetrators who will be named publicly for the first time.
(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.
(New York, New York) – Wednesday in Manhattan, sexual abuse survivors and the law firm of Jeff Anderson & Associates will: Announce the filing of over 45 lawsuits against the Archdiocese of New York on Wednesday, when the one-year window provision of the New York Child Victims Act (CVA) takes effect; Announce the filing of over 30 lawsuits against the Diocese of Brooklyn under the CVA window provision;
(Buffalo, New York) – Today in Buffalo, sexual abuse survivors, prominent Catholic whistleblower and former Diocese of Buffalo employee Siobahn O’Connor, and the law firms of Steve Boyd, PC and Jeff Anderson & Associates will: Announce the filing of over 80 lawsuits against the Diocese of Buffalo on Wednesday when the one-year window provision of the New York Child Victims Act (CVA) takes effect;
Child sexual abuse survivors in New York will have a new chance at justice and healing beginning Wednesday, August 14, when New York’s one-year window for survivors to take legal action against their perpetrators and the institutions that protected them takes effect. “This is a new day for survivors and a real chance at healing,” said attorney Jeff Anderson of Jeff Anderson & Associates, who represents hundreds of survivors who were sexually abused as children in New York. “These courageous survivors are holding perpetrators and powerful institutions accountable. They’re taking back power that was stolen from them as children.”