Press Events

May 28, 2013: Press Event: First civil lawsuit to be filed under the Minnesota Child Victims Act

Media AdvisoryMay 28, 2013 St. Paul News Conference Wednesday First civil lawsuit to be filed under the Minnesota Child Victims Act Imperative to the public safety of Minnesotans, complaint seeks the release of the names of 46 priests in the Archdiocese of St. Paul-Minneapolis and the Diocese of Winona What:  At a news conference on Wednesday in St. Paul, prominent clergy abuse attorney Jeff Anderson will:  • Announce the filing of the first civil lawsuit filed under a new Minnesota law signed by Governor Dayton last week eliminating the civil statute of limitations for chi…

May 20, 2013: Press Release: $19.6 Million settlement of lawsuit of six sexual abuse victims of prominent former Jesuit Donald McGuire

Media AdvisoryMay 20, 2013 Chicago News Conference Tuesday Attorneys to announce record $19.6 Million settlement of lawsuit of six sexual abuse victims of prominent former Jesuit Donald McGuire Survivors and Attorneys to present newly obtained details and photos What:  At a news conference on Tuesday in Chicago prominent clergy abuse attorneys Jeff Anderson and Marc Pearlman will: • Announce the settlement of a lawsuit against the Jesuit’s Chicago Province of the Society of Jesus involving sexual abuse of six men sexually abused as youth by former Jesuit Donald McGuire.• I…

Mar 19, 2013: Press Event: Unprecedented Video of Sex Abusing Priest to be Revealed at Honolulu News Conference

Media AdvisoryMarch 18, 2013 Unprecedented video of sex abusing priest to be revealed at Honolulu news conference Wednesday Accused predator priest tells his story in shocking video Admits molesting dozens – unabated by his superiors New lawsuits of two more victims to be announced What:  At a news conference in Honolulu, attorneys for victims of child sexual abuse in Hawaii will present gripping video testimony of a priest and child sex predator. In the video he admits to abusing children; discusses why he wasn’t stopped; explains how he was transferred from assignment to assignm…

Jul 25, 2012: Press Event: Former Priest to Reveal Secret Cover-up of Clergy Sex Abuse in Winona Diocese and the Archdiocese of Minneapolis and St. Paul

 
Media Advisory
News Conference, Thursday, July 26 @ 1:30 P.M. CDT
[Streamed live at www.andersonadvocates.com]
Former Priest to reveal secret cover-up of clergy sex abuse in Winona Diocese and the Archdiocese of Minneapolis and St. Paul
Because the court nixed trial, Priest who was witness 
to secrets says he is compelled to tell all 
What:  At a press conference on Thursday in St. Paul, clergy abuse attorney Jeff Anderson and clergy abuse survivor Jim Keenan will join a former priest of the Diocese of Winona and employee of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis who will reveal his personal experience in how and when and where the officials of the Diocese of Winona and the Archdiocese of Minneapolis knowingly conspired to conceal the sexual abuse and crimes against multiple children for over two decades.  

Jun 13, 2012: Press Event: Second Lawsuit to be Filed Against Priest Who Fled to India After Being Accused of Sexually Assaulting Two Teenage Girls

At a press conference on Thursday in St. Paul,
clergy abuse attorney Jeff Anderson will announce a new lawsuit filed against
the Diocese of Crookston and involving the sexual abuse in 2005 of a teenage girl
by a priest on loan from India.  The
priest, Reverend Joseph Jeyapaul,
who was also charged criminally by Roseau County authorities, fled the diocese
prior to the charges being filed and returned to India where he was recently
arrested as a fugitive from justice.

Dec 14, 2011: The Citadel to face lawsuit in Louis ReVille sexual abuse scandal

At a news conference on Wednesday in Charleston, South Carolina, Attorneys Jeff Anderson and Gregg Meyers will announce a civil lawsuit to be filed on behalf of the mother of young man who as a child was sexually abused by Louis ReVille on numerous occasions over a time span of more than a year. The complaint, to be filed tomorrow (Wednesday) in Charleston County Court of Common Pleas names The Citadel as the sole defendant, and claims the college was grossly negligent in not reporting knowledge of previous abuse by ReVille, and thus, allowed her son to be sexually assaulted.

Dec 13, 2011: Press Event: Lawsuit to be Filed in Michael Weber Sexual Abuse Scandal

At a news conference on Tuesday in St. Paul, attorneys for a Virginia man, who lived in St. Cloud as a child, will announce a lawsuit against the Diocese of St. Cloud and Michael Weber. The lawsuit, to be filed in Hennepin County District Court, will address sexual abuse suffered by the child while vacationing with his family at a Minnesota lake. The victim, identified in the complaint as “John Doe HT”, wishes to keep his identity confidential, but will read a statement and answer questions from the media by phone.

Dec 08, 2011: Former Syracuse Assistant Basketball Coach Bernie Fine to Face Lawsuit in Pennsylvania’s Allegheny County

At a news conference today in Pittsburgh, Attorneys Jeff Anderson and Alan Perer will announce a civil lawsuit to be filed on behalf of Zach Tomaselli. Tomaselli, the 23 year-old Maine man who claims that as a 13 year-old he was sexually abused by Bernie Fine in a Pittsburgh hotel room will attend the news conference and speak to his abuse. The complaint, to be filed today in Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas names Fine as the sole defendant.