Lawsuits Call For Release of Accused Offenders, Claim New “Public Nuisance” Action

Jeff Anderson & Associates
March 12, 2014

http://www.andersonadvocates.com/Posts/News-or-Event/1762/Media-Advisory---Public-Nuisance-Claimed-in-Six-New-Lawsuits-Filed-in-Honolulu.aspx

Six more victims come forward under new law asking Diocese to release names of accused for public safety

“Window for Victims” closes April 24

WHAT: At a news conference on Wednesday in Honolulu, sexual abuse survivors and their attorneys Mark Gallagher and Jeff Anderson will:

• Discuss the novel use of nuisance claims to inform and protect the public. • Demand the release of a list of clerics who worked in the Diocese of Honolulu with credible accusations of sexual abuse of minors. • Show how the diocese has created a "public nuisance" by refusing to disclose to the public the names of clerics accused of sexual abuse. A similar lawsuit has forced numerous dioceses in Minnesota to release 43 names of accused clerics, previously unknown to the public. • Announce six new lawsuits alleging sexual abuse of children by clerics in the Diocese of Honolulu. • Urge other victims of abuse, no matter the perpetrator, to come forward before April 24, 2014 deadline

WHEN: Wednesday, March 12, 2014 at 12:00PM HST

WHERE: Ala Moana Hotel Gardenia Room 410 Atkinson Drive Honolulu (808.955.4811)

WHO: Mark Gallagher, Jeff Anderson and Survivor and Victims Advocate Joelle Casteix.

Notes: Copies of the complaints and additional information will be available at the news conference and posted to our website www.abusedinhawaii.com.