Press Events

(St. Paul, MN) – At a news conference on today in St. Paul,
attorney Jeff Anderson, a child sexual abuse survivor, and a Minnesota
priest will announce the filing of a lawsuit on behalf of the survivor
naming Bishop Michael Hoeppner and the Diocese of Crookston as
defendants. This is the first time in the United States a bishop has
been individually sued for coercion.

First Bishop in the United States Sued for CoercionIn 2015, a Minnesota Bishop Suppressed  Report of Child Sexual Abuse  Survivor to speak publicly for the first time Tuesday about abuse by a former top official in Minnesota diocese Bishop threatened harm to survivor’s vocation and his son’s career as a priest if he did not recant his abuse report(St. Paul, MN) – At a news conference on Tuesday in St. Paul, attorney Jeff Anderson, a child sexual abuse survivor, and a Minnesota priest will announce the filing of a lawsuit on behalf of the survivor naming a current Minnesota bishop and…

Jeff Anderson to Respond to Plan at 2:30PM Press Conference Today in MinneapolisThe amended plan also lets the Archdiocese’s insurance companies off the hook and significantly undervalues their exposureWHAT: At a news conference today in Minneapolis, Attorneys Jeff Anderson and Mike Finnegan will:•    Discuss the details of the amended bankruptcy reorganization plan filed today by the Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis;•    Demand the Archdiocese uphold its pledge made to sexual abuse survivors to be transparent and accountable throughout the bankruptcy pro…

At a press conference Monday in St. Paul, live-streamed online from the law office of Jeff Anderson & Associates, sexual abuse survivor Megan Peterson, Barbara Blaine and Peter
Isley of SNAP, and Attorney Mike Finnegan will announce the settlement of a federal lawsuit involving the Diocese of Ootacamund, India, and Fr. Joseph Je…

At a news conference today, attorney Marc Pearlman and a survivor who was sexually abused by a Chicago-area Catholic priest will announce a civil lawsuit against a Chicago Catholic religious order, the Claretian Missionaries. Discuss the Claretians’ decision to a allow an admitted sexual abuser to have unrestricted access to children for 20 years after promising to supervise him at all times around children.

At a news conference Tuesday in St. Paul, Attorneys Jeff Anderson and Mike Finnegan will discuss the details of the proposed bankruptcy plan filed Monday by the Creditors’ Committee in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis bankruptcy case; among other provisions, the proposed plan calls for the immediate release of the investigative report concerning former Archbishop John Nienstedt, all communications…

Attorney Jeff Anderson to Release Documents and Comment on Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis Criminal Case Today Vatican, Former Archbishop John Nienstedt Implicated in Documents to be Released Publicly Today

Today, in United States Bankruptcy Court, the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis filed its reorganization plan. The plan outlines several egregious proposals, including a contribution of approximately $30 million dollars, less than two-percent of the Archdiocese and its parishes assets…

At a press conference Tuesday in St. Paul, Jeff Anderson and Mike Finnegan will discuss a legal motion filed today by the creditor’s committee and survivors in the Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis bankruptcy case, to consolidate several entities into the bankruptcy estate…