Fox 6
February 13, 2011
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WITI-TV, MILWAUKEE — An attorney for victims of clergy sex abuse says the Archdiocese of Milwaukee moved as much as 130 million dollars of its books over the last six years. Attorney Jeffrey Anderson claims it was an effort to shield it from sex abuse settlements.
The archdiocese faces more than a dozen civil fraud lawsuits over its handling of clergy sex abuse cases. It filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in January.
Anderson says he vows to depose current and past bishops, including New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan in an effort to get answers.
Archbishop Dolan says, "I'm tempted to laugh, because it's so ludicrous to think there was a 130 million dollars in hidden funds. Like Dolan's got some off shore account in the Cayman Islands, it's ludicrous.
He said that he would fully cooperate in any investigation. A spokesman for the church denied it moved assets to shield them from victims.
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