MINNESOTA
Pioneer Press
By Elizabeth Mohr
emohr@pioneerpress.com
POSTED: 09/01/2015
Private, sensitive information provided by victims of clergy sexual abuse could be disseminated to more than 1,000 people across the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis if a bankruptcy judge approves a request from parishes to expand access to confidential documents.
Attorneys representing victims oppose the broad request, saying many victims came forward hesitantly and with the understanding that the court had strictly limited who would have access to their claims, filed as part of the archdiocese’s bankruptcy case.
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Robert Kressel will hear oral arguments on the issue at 2 p.m. Thursday at the federal courthouse in Minneapolis.
The archdiocese filed for bankruptcy protection in January, citing an operating deficit and concerns about more lawsuits for clergy sexual abuse.
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