St. Cloud News Conference Wednesday
Sexual abuse survivor to speak publicly about his abuse at
St. John’s Preparatory School by Father Allen Tarlton
Second civil suit to be filed under the Child Victims Act
What: At a news conference on Wednesday in St. Cloud, MN prominent clergy abuse attorney Jeff Anderson will:
• Introduce the childhood sexual abuse survivor who is courageously brining suit against the Order of St. Benedict which includes St. John’s Abbey and St. John’s Preparatory School, along with Father Allen Tarlton, for abuse he endured while attending the prep school as a 14 year-old boy.
• Announce the filing of the second civil lawsuit filed under the new Child Victims Act alongside a local, experienced, personal injury attorney, Michael Bryant of St. Cloud, MN.
• Discuss the sordid history of Father Allen Tarlton (aka Gilbert Tarlton, Allen Berry) and his ongoing sexual abuse of children and extensive treatment while at St. John’s. Tarlton remained in ministry with access to children despite several attempts at treatment and reports of sexual abuse.
WHEN: Wednesday, June 5th 2013 at 11:00 AM
WHERE: Bradshaw & Bryant, PLLC
1505 Division Street
Waite Park, MN 56387
WHO: Attorney Jeff Anderson, a St. Paul, Minnesota-based, internationally known trial lawyer widely recognized as a pioneer in sexual abuse litigation. Anderson has represented thousands of survivors of sexual abuse by authority figures and clergy. Attorney Michael Bryant has over 20 years of experience as a personal injury attorney and has teamed up with Jeff Anderson to help sexual abuse survivors in Minnesota. Sexual abuse survivor of Fr. Allen Tarlton will discuss his abuse he endured at St. John’s by Fr. Tarlton and what he and others are now doing to help survivors in Minnesota obtain the justice they rightfully deserve.
Notes:
• Information packets including a complete timeline and history of Fr. Tarlton will be available at the press conference.
• Tarlton, removed from active ministry in 2002, was last known to be living at St. John’s Abbey under restriction.
Contact Jeff Anderson: Office/651.227.9990 Mobile/612.817.8665
Contact Michael Bryant: Office/320.259.5414 Mobile/800-359-0061
A founding partner with Bradshaw & Bryant, Mike Bryant has always fought to find justice for his clients—knowing that legal troubles, both personal injury and criminal, can be devastating for a family. Voted a Top 40 Personal Injury "Super Lawyer" multiple years, Mr. Bryant has also been voted one of the Top 100 Minnesota "Super Lawyers" four times.
5 Comments
caroline redbrook
This survivor is to be commended for his courage in coming forward! He is helping many victims by doing so. The case of the priest as well as those of other accused pedophiles like Sylvain Kustyan, Ariel Castro, Jerry Sandusky prove the need to stop these menaces to our children's welfare BEFORE they have decades to prey on our innocent children. The others have been caught, but Kustyan (formally charged with two counts each of 1st Degree Sodomy and Sexual Abuse of a ten-year-old little boy) fled the US and is now a fugitive from the law thought to be in Europe. As the recidivism rate for pedophiles (as the case above shows) is virtually 100% it is imperative to catch these predators!
Mike Bryant
Yes it takes great strength to come forward. The new law allows justice for so many that have been forced to remain silent. Thank you for reading and leaving the comment.
Mary Patricia A. Letcher
There is an active group called the Lay Cistercians of St. Benedict which is extremely active in several states (WI,IN,IL,MN etc.) all around the MN area. They are a clandestine group run by the Benedictines themselves, using the Benedictine principles of "spiritual growth an community", Their newsletter fell off on 2008. One cannot access their real website unless one is a "member". Supposedly for the laity, they also harbor as members former priests and religious who have had "relationships" with non-religious persons in the past, allowing them to feel part of a structured, supportive and austere "community". Some are "married". They are allowed to speak, teach and otherwise come into contact with unsuspecting non-Cistercians. It would be most expeditious to investigate this pseudo organization.
joesazl
The Vatican needs to order an investigation of St. John's Abbey. The culture of abuse/misconduct of so many monks, the liberal theology (the Sisters of St. Benedict too) is year by year destroying the College of St. Benedict and St. John's University. They are the reason the place is now less than 50% Catholic in terms of students, faculty and staff.
Tarlton abused children and watched gay porn at St. John's Prep for years and the administration knew about all of it.
Mike Bryant
Thank you both for reading and your comments. Hopefully, the discovery that will be part of the case will uncover much of what has been hidden.
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