Attorney on Catholic Church and Sexual Abuse, Minnesota Public Radio, April 1, 2010

Attorney on Catholic Church and Sexual Abuse

Minnesota Public Radio
April 1, 2010

http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2010/04/01/midmorning1/

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Attorney Jeff Anderson discusses Catholic Church records concerning sexual misconduct allegations during a new conference at Anderson Law Offices in St Paul, Minn., Thursday, March 25, 2010. A photo of accused priest Rev. Lawrence C. Murphy, who worked at a renowned school for deaf children from 1950 to 1974, appears on the monitor to the left.
Photo by Craig Lassig

St. Paul, Minn. — Perhaps the best known attorney in the clergy sex abuse cases, Jeff Anderson says the top hierarchy of the Catholic church should account for what he says was a cover up of sexual abuse perpetrated by clergy for decades. Meanwhile, cases in Florida and Kentucky attempt to link the Vatican to cases of sexual abuse.

Catholic church insiders will talk about how they are trying to reconcile with victims and change the way abuse is handled in a separate hour on Monday, April 5.