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At a news conference today in St. Paul, sexual abuse survivors James Keenan, Al Michaud, and David Pususta, along with sexual abuse attorneys Jeff Anderson and Mike Finnegan, will respond to the court-ordered release of a list containing the names of 33 priests with credible allegations of child sexual abuse by the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis.

Media AdvisoryNovember 25, 2013Chicago News Conference TuesdayAttorneys to Announce Multi-Million Dollar Settlement in Sexual Abuse Case Involving Father Daniel McCormack and the Archdiocese of Chicago Nine additional cases settled involving multiple clericsJeff Anderson and Marc Pearlman to discuss status of the release of documents and priest files on 30 credibly accused offenders What:  At a news conference on Tuesday, November 26, 2013, in Chicago, sexual abuse attorneys Jeff Anderson and Marc Pearlman will:• Announce a multi-million dollar settlement on behalf of …

Father J. Vincent Fitzgerald sexually abused childrenon White Earth, Leech Lake and Lake Traverse Reservations in Minnesota and South Dakota. Defendants include the Diocese of Crookston and Oblates of Mary Immaculate…

Media AdvisorySt. Paul News Conference Tuesday First Child Victims Act Lawsuit to Name Treatment Facility Run by Bishops Where Known Offenders were Recycled into Ministry Father Francis Hoefgen admitted abuse to police, sent to St. Luke’s and placed back in Hastings parish where he molested Doe 27 Saint Luke Institute, St. John’s, Archdiocese, named in sexual abuse lawsuit What:  At a news conference on Tuesday in St. Paul, Minnesota former priest and monk Patrick J. Wall, along with attorney Jeff Anderson, will:  • Announce the filing of a sexual abuse lawsuit on behalf of…

At a news conference Thursday in St. Paul, clergy sexual abuse attorneys Jeff Anderson and Mike Finnegan will announce the filing of a sexual abuse lawsuit on behalf of a man in his 50s, Doe 26, naming Father Jerome C. Kern and the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis as defendants.  Doe 26 was sexually abused from 12-16 years old while a parishioner at Our Lady of Grace in Edina, Minnesota. The lawsuit was filed in Ramsey County District Court and alleges the Archdiocese was negligent in allowing Kern to continue working with children despite receiving reports of misconduct as early as 1969. Kern remained in ministry until 2002.