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Media AdvisoryJanuary 20, 2014Chicago News Conference Tuesday, January 21Documents to be Released Tomorrow on 30 Archdiocese of Chicago Priests Credibly Accused of Sexually Abusing ChildrenSexual abuse survivors and their attorneys will share and discuss the documents turned over January 15, 2014 by the Archdiocese as part several settlement agreementsWhat:  At a news conference tomorrow, January 21, 2014 in Chicago, sexual abuse attorneys Jeff Anderson and Marc Pearlman will:• Publicly release the files of 30 priests credibly accused of sexually abusing minors in the Archdioces…

 Media AdvisoryJanuary 17, 2014Chicago News Conference Tuesday, January 21Documents to be Released Tuesday on 30 Archdiocese of Chicago Priests Accused of Sexually Abusing ChildrenSexual abuse survivors and their attorneys will share and discuss the documents turned over January 15, 2014 by the Archdiocese as part of a 2006 mediation agreementWhat:  At a news conference on Tuesday, January 21, 2014 in Chicago, sexual abuse attorneys Jeff Anderson and Marc Pearlman will:• Publicly release the files of 30 priests credibly accused of sexually abusing minors in the Archdiocese …

Abuse survivor Robert Ethen will speak publically about his abuse in the mid-1960s by Father James A. Thoennes and the necessity of releasing the list of credibly accused priests in the St. Cloud diocese.

At a news conference today in Rochester, sexual abuse attorney Mike Finnegan and former priest and advocate Patrick J. Wall, will respond to the court-ordered release of a list containing the names of 13 priests with credible allegations of child sexual abuse by the Diocese of Winona.“The release of this list makes our communities safer for children and we applaud the …

 Media AdvisoryDecember 11, 2013Mankato Press Conference ThursdayDiocese of New Ulm, Servants of the Paraclete Named in Sexual Abuse LawsuitThe identities of 12 priests with accusations of sexual abuse of a minor remain protectedWhat:  At a news conference on Thursday in Mankato, sexual abuse attorney Mike Finnegan of Jeff Anderson & Associates along with attorney Mike Bryant of St. Cloud will:• Announce the filing of a sexual abuse lawsuit on behalf of a man, Doe 10, who was sexually abused as a young boy by Fr. Francis Markey at St. Andrew Parish in Granite Falls, MN….

Media AdvisoryDecember 10, 2013Chicago News Conference WednesdayFirst survivor to publicly speak out about abuse by serial child molester Fr. Daniel McCormackLawsuit to be filed naming the Archdiocese of Chicago involving sexual abuse of survivor at St. AilbeWhat:  At a news conference on Wednesday, December 11, 2013, in Chicago, sexual abuse attorneys Jeff Anderson and Marc Pearlman will:• Introduce a sexual abuse survivor who was abused by Father Daniel McCormack during the years that he attended St. Ailbe School and was a young student, altar server and member of the basketba…

  Media AdvisoryDecember 9, 2013Honolulu News Conference TuesdayThird Sexual Abuse Survivor to File Lawsuit Naming Former Honolulu Bishop Joseph FerrarioSurvivor to speak publicly at press conference Tuesday What:  At a press conference Tuesday, a sexual abuse survivor along with his attorneys and advocates will: • Announce the third child sexual abuse lawsuit naming former Honolulu Bishop Joseph Ferrario and Diocese of Honolulu. The man, born and raised in Hawaii and now residing in Las Vegas, NV, will speak publicly about his abuse and his prior thwarted attempts to not…

Announce the filing of a sexual abuse lawsuit on behalf of a man in his 50s, Doe 28, who was sexually abused by Fr. Robert Klein at Sacred Heart Church in Duluth. The lawsuit names the Diocese of Duluth as the Defendant and alleges the Diocese was negligent in f…