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Jeff Anderson, with Survivors and Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis Officials, to Stand Together and Announce Historic Child Protection…

Click below for the Diocese of Winona Priest Fileshttp://www.andersonadvocates.com/Diocese-of-Winona-Document-Release.aspx

Minnesota: At a news conference tomorrow in Rochester, sexual abuse survivors, attorney Jeff Anderson and a former priest and advocate Patrick J. Wall, will release the files of 14 priests with credible allegations of child sexual abuse in the Diocese of Winona. The files were obtained as part of the Doe 1 v. Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis and the Diocese of Winona civil lawsuit fi…

On September 24, 2014, a courageous sexual abuse survivor abused by James R. Porter in Bemidji, Minnesota, found her voice and spoke publicly. Porter, a serial child predator, is suspected of abusing over 100 children in multiple states including Minnesota, Massachusetts, Texas, and New Mexico. James Porter’s file, including his laicization file, was released today as an ongoing effort for institutional transparency and accountability. Doe 24 Complaint 9-23-14 James Porter File James Porter Key Documents James Porter Laicization File James Porter Photo James Porter Timeline Original Porter…

September 23, 2014 First Minnesota Woman to Speak Publicly AboutSexual Abuse by Father James R. Porter Numerous documents to be released on Porter including his laicization file and Servants of the Paraclete documents

AdvisorySeptember 17, 2014 St. Paul News Conference Thursday Clear and Present Danger at St. John’s Abbey and in the Diocese of St. Cloud Sexual abuse survivors to speak and bring legal action

Diocese of New Ulm Continues to Keep Secret the Identities of 12 Priests Accused of Child Sexual Abuse Survivors, advocates pursue transparency and disclosure

At a news conference Monday in St. Paul, MN attorneys Jeff Anderson and Mike Finnegan will: Release video clips and the deposition transcript of the current Archdiocese of St. Louis Archbishop Robert Carlson taken on May 23, 2014 as part of a civil lawsuit in Minnesota. Carlson was ordained in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis in 1970 and rose to the position of Auxiliary Bishop until 1994. Discuss the dist…

At a news conference on Monday in St. Paul former priest and monk Patrick Wall, along with attorneys Jeff Anderson and Mike Bryant, will: ·         Release the files of five St. John’s monks accused of sexually abusing children who worked in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis. Files to be released include Rober…