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Apr 27, 2015: Abuse Survivor and Attorneys Announce Breakthrough Settlement Involving St. John’s Abbey

Jeff Anderson and Doe 2
Will Stand Together Tuesday and Announce Settlement of 
Civil Lawsuit against St. John’s Abbey and Fr. Allen Tarlton

Breakthrough settlement, modeled after Doe 1 v. Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis settlement, requires 
St. John’s Abbey to publicly release the files of 19 St. John’s clerics likely to have offended against minors

Jan 09, 2015: Media Advisory: Doe 20 to Speak Publicly Monday About Abuse by Father Michael Keating

 Media AdvisoryJanuary 9, 2015 Doe 20 to Speak Publicly Monday of Abuse by Father Michael Keating Using Her Name and Telling Her Story Keating’s once-secret priest file to be publicly released for the first time WHAT: At a news conference Monday January 12, 2015 a sexual abuse survivor of Father Michael Keating, Doe 20, along with her attorney Jeff Anderson will:• Speak publicly about the sexual abuse she endured at the hands of Father Keating and her experience in reporting the abuse to the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. Doe 20 wants the truth to be k…

Nov 13, 2014: Donald Dummer Priest File Release: Vatican Embassy Informed of Dummer’s Possible Child Ponography

 Media AdvisoryNovember 13, 2014Vatican Embassy Informed of Priest’s Possible Child Pornography and Sent Three Videos in 2002Documents indicate possible child pornography destroyed by Fr. Kevin McDonough and Fr. Joseph HitpasDonald Dummer Documents Donald Dummer File Donald Dummer Timeline WHAT: At a news conference today, attorney Mike Finnegan and former priest and monk Patrick Wall will:• Release the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis priest file of Father Donald Dummer who was in possession of possible child pornography in 1997, 1998 and 2002.&nbsp…

Nov 10, 2014: Deficiencies in Chicago Archdiocese’s Document Release to be Revealed Tomorrow

Media AdvisoryNovember 10, 2014Chicago News Conference Tuesday, November 11, 2014Deficiencies in Archdiocese of Chicago Document Release to be Revealed TomorrowSurvivors’ Attorneys to Provide Complete Picture of Institutional Practices in the Handling of Child Sexual Abuse WHAT:  At a news conference on Tuesday, November 11, 2014 in Chicago, sexual abuse attorneys Jeff Anderson and Marc Pearlman will:• Discuss the gaps and deficiencies in the documents recently released by the Archdiocese of Chicago pertaining to 36 priests accused of child sexual abuse. • Provide summ…

Oct 13, 2014: Media Advisory: Settlement of Doe 1 Civil Lawsuit and Child Protection Action Plan Announced Today

 Media AdvisoryOctober 13, 2014
Jeff Anderson, Diocese of Winona, Announce Historic Child Protection Action Plan and Settlement of the Doe 1 Civil Lawsuit
Protocols outline 17 requirements to ensure transparency and child protection
With adoption of these protocols Diocese of Winona has adopted best practices for child protection
WHAT: At a news conference today in St. Paul, attorney Jeff Anderson will discuss the settlement of the Doe 1 v. Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Diocese of Winona and Thomas Adamson civil lawsuit.
As part of this historic settlement, 17 child pr…