Press Events

At a news conference today in Duluth, sexual abuse attorney Michael Finnegan will announce the public release of secret Diocese of Duluth priest file documents regarding priests credibly accused of sexually abusing children. The documents were introduced into evidence in the Bill Weis vs. Diocese of Duluth civil lawsuit that was recently conducted in Ramsey County…

At a news conference on Tuesday in St. Paul attorneys Jeff Anderson and Mike Bryant will announce the filing of a civil lawsuit naming the Diocese of St. Cloud,Father Antonio “Tony” Marfori and Cathedral High School as defendants. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Doe 75, who was sexually abused by Fr. Marfori when he was approximately 15 years old. Fr. Marfori was Doe 75’s religion teacher at Cathedral High School in St. Cloud.

Two Survivors of Sexual Abuse by Father Donald Rieder Filing Lawsuits against Diocese of St. Cloud In 2003 Rieder Pled Guilty to Abusing a Young Girl in the 1990s Admitted to Abusing Others in his 40 Year Career as a Catholic Priest One Survivor Whose Case was Settled Will Speak Publicly About Her Sexual Abuse by Rieder at Paynesville Church in the 1970s

At a news conference Thursday in St. Paul, sexual abuse attorney Jeff Anderson will announce the filing of two lawsuits involving the National Boy Scouts of America Foundation d/b/a The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) under the Child Victims Act. The suits, filed on behalf of two former Boy Scouts, name BSA and Northern Star Council f/k/a Indianhead County…

The names and assignment histories of seven priests of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate (“Oblates”) who have been credibly accused of sexually abusing children will be released publicly for the first time. A survivor of sexual abuse by one of these priests will speak publicly for the first time about the abuse. The priests all served in Minnesota for part of their careers…

At a hearing Thursday before the Honorable Shaun R. Floerke in St. Louis County District Court in Duluth, attorneys for clergy abuse survivor Doe 28 will seek an Order requiring the Diocese of Duluth to release to Doe 28 all documents and files regarding all clergy accused of child sexual abuse.

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…