Prominent St. Paul attorney Jeff Anderson, who's represented hundreds of victims of clergy sex abuse, is joining other lawyers in Philadelphia in suing the archdiocese, which came under fire last week after four priests and a Catholic school teacher had sex abuse-related charges thrown at them by the DA.
Anderson said in a released statement Monday the attorneys would bring a lawsuit alleging the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, retired Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua and Cardinal Justin Rigali, as well as others within the archdiocese, "conspired to endanger children when they actively concealed sexually abusive priests, lied to parishioners and created a sham sexual abuse victim assistance program for the Archdiocese."
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports the suit, which will be filed in Common Pleas Court in Philadelphia, involves a man alleging he was molested by two priests in the 1990s.
St. Paul attorney joins lawsuit against Philly archdiocese alleging abuse cover-up
St. Paul attorney joins lawsuit against Philly archdiocese alleging abuse cover-up
February 14, 2011 at 3:44PM
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