Archdiocese, Attorney to Announce Child Protection Action Plan

By Cassie Hart
KSTP
October 12, 2014

http://kstp.com/article/stories/S3588050.shtml?cat=12196

Officials from the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis are expected to join sex abuse attorney Jeff Anderson to announce a child protection action plan on Monday.

Anderson has filed several lawsuits on behalf of alleged sex abuse victims, accusing individuals and the archdiocese of failing to protect children. This will be one of the rare occasions the two sides will come together.

Charles Reid at the University of St. Thomas, an expert on Catholicism and the archdiocese says, this joint news conference shows an unprecedented level of cooperation between Anderson and the archdiocese.

Reid believes it signifies the strong possibility of a settlement, or at least serious ongoing effort to achieve one, in the upcoming trial of John Doe 1 versus the archdiocese.

Archbishop John Nienstedt has apologized to victims, their families and their communities and asks for forgiveness for the harm done.

The announcement of the plan is expected at 1 p.m. Monday at the Landmark Center in St. Paul