Press Events

Jan 31, 2011: Press Conference: Vatican Rejects Service of Deaf Man’s Lawsuit

Refusal states legal service of lawsuit naming the Holy See, Pope Benedict XVI and Cardinals Bertone and Sodano as defendants was “undesired and unwanted” In a slap to US justice system, they send it back. Attorney calls audacious move “troubling”—says it shows the Catholic hierarchy still considers itself “above the law.” Click read more to view the video

Jan 10, 2011: News Conference: US Clergy Abuse Litigator to Bring Expertise to UK

 Media Advisory/News ConferenceUS clergy abuse litigator to bring expertise to UKJoins London-based solicitor to advocate for sexual abuse victimsWhat:    At a news conference in London, United States clergy abuse litigator Jeff Anderson    and London-based solicitor of England and Wales Ann Olivarius, will announce the launch of a new legal practice formed to seek justice in the UK for victims of clergy abuse.  Anderson, whose current practice is located in St. Paul, Minnesota, is internationally recognized as a pioneer in using American civil courts to…

Nov 29, 2010: Media Alert: Shocked Victim to Speak Publicly for First Time Says Archbishop’s spiteful actions are hurtful to him and his family

At a new conference, a suburban Twin Cities man who was sexually abused as a
child by Father Thomas Adamson, will disclose his identity and speak out against     
Archbishop John Nienstedt’s recent legal action attempting to make victim pay
$64,000 in legal expenses incurred by Minneapolis/St. Paul Archdiocese while
defending the priest’s sexual abuse and Archbishop Nienstedt’s subsequent
attempts to cover-up Adamson’s two decades long sexual predatory misconduct.

Jun 30, 2010: Press Conference: California Man First to Sue Vatican After U.S Supreme Court Refused to Hear Foreign Sovereign Immunity case against Holy See

Press Conference Today Wednesday, June 30, 2010 – 1:00 P.M. Pacific [Omni Hotel, Downtown Los Angeles]   California man first to sue Vatican after U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear Foreign Sovereign Immunity case against Holy See   Alleges cover-up of sexual abuse by high Catholic officials in the Vatican, superiors in the Salesian Society and Bishops affiliated with the high school in Bellflower   The priest, Father Titian Miani, was known to have sexually assaulted students at a Native American boarding school in Canada, in Italy, and also in the California

Mar 25, 2010: Press Conference: Records Obtained by St. Paul Law Firm Implicate Pope

Attorneys will discuss long-hidden Catholic Church records obtained by a Minnesota law firm in a Milwaukee, Wisconsin case and then filed in the United States District Court in the case of John V. Doe vs. Holy See (State of the Vatican City)and highlighted in a page one story in today’s New York Times. The Documents seriously undermine the Pope’s credibility by revealing that the Pope and top aide kept 150 sex allegations vs. predator secret in 1998, and rebuffed 3 bishops who wanted the pedophile priests ousted.

Jan 06, 2010: Press Conference: Judge Seeks Financial Restitution for Child Porn Victim 

Victims, therapists and activists applaud novel move
 
Judge seeks financial restitution for child porn victim 
 
Illicit pixs of her at age 8 are among “most widely circulated” ever
 
Advocates hope that greater awareness of new federal law will help
 
Making kiddie porn cost, not pay, is best way to deter such crimes, groups say
 
WHAT
Holding large graphs and photos at a news conference, an expert, a therapist, an attorney and an abuse victim will
— praise a St. Paul judge for his unprecedented move to try and get financial restitut