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20 Days Left for Diocese of Crookston Survivors of Child Sex Abuse To Act To Protect Rights

There is less than a month and just over two weeks for Survivors  to come forward and right so many past wrongs.  There is still much more to do.  Time is running out. Survivors of sexual abuse have until  May 25th, 2016  to seek justice…

20 Days Left for Diocese of New Ulm Survivors of Child Sex Abuse To Act To Protect Rights

There is less than a month and just over two weeks for Survivors  to come forward and right so many past wrongs.  There is still much more to do.  Time is running out. Survivors of sexual abuse have until  May 25th, 2016  to seek justice…

Documents from Press Conference : Two Sex Abuse Lawsuits Filed against Recently Reinstated St. John’s Monk Father Tim Backous

Documents from the Press Conference this week. Doe 188 Complaint Doe 413 Complaint Backous Timothy Timeline Backous Photo Sketch by Patricia Chiapusio-Riedl Statement of Patricia Chiapusio-Riedl Media Advisory Those with claims must act within that time. Abuse of children and the continued silence b

Todays Press Conference :Two Sex Abuse Lawsuits Filed against Recently Reinstated St John’s Monk Father Tim Backous

Press Conference Today: Two Sex Abuse Lawsuits Filed against Recently Reinstated St. John’s Monk Father Tim Backous

Media Advisory April 28, 2016  St. Paul News Conference Today  Two Lawsuits Filed Against Recently Reinstated Priest and Monk of St. John’s, Father Timothy Backous Backous Worked in Prominent Roles at St. John’s and Duluth after St. John’s ‘cleared’ him of allegations in 1991…

Media Advisory: Two Sex Abuse Lawsuits Filed against Recently Reinstated St. John’s Monk Father Tim Backous

Media Advisory April 27, 2016 St. Paul News Conference Tomorrow Two Lawsuits Filed Against Recently Reinstated Priest and Monk of St. John’s, Father Timothy Backous Backous Worked in Prominent Roles at St. John’s and Duluth after St. John’s ‘cleared’ him of allegations in 1991…

Have You Gone to the Church for Help?

As we are almost within a month of the deadline for survivors to come forward under the Child Victims Act, I can’t help but wonder about the number of people that have gone to the church for help. Each of the Dioceses in Minnesota have…

30 Days Left for Diocese of New Ulm Survivors of Child Sex Abuse To Act To Protect Rights

So many Survivors have had the chance to come forward and right so many past wrongs.  There is still much more to do.  Time is running out. Survivors of sexual abuse have until  May 25th, 2016  to seek justice against their attackers.  The Window is…

30 Days Left for Diocese of Crookston Survivors of Child Sex Abuse To Act To Protect Rights

So many Survivors have had the chance to come forward and right so many past wrongs.  There is still much more to do.  Time is running out. Survivors of sexual abuse have until  May 25th, 2016  to seek justice against their attackers.  The Window is…

News Release: Three Diocese of New Ulm Priests Identified as Child Abusers in New Lawsuits

Media Advisory April 15, 2016 Three Lawsuits Name Three Diocese of New Ulm Priests as Child Abusers  Fr. Bernard Steiner, Fr. Richard Gross and Fr. Edward Ardolf publicly identified for the first time (New Ulm, MN) – Three sexual abuse survivors have identified three…

St. Cloud Diocese Survivors of Child Sex Abuse Have 40 Days To Protect Rights

The clock is ticking .  Survivors of sexual abuse have until  May 25, 2016  to seek justice against their attackers.  The Window is limited by the statute of limitation that was expanded by the Child Victims Act. Anyone who was sexually abused by an employee…