MINNESOTA
Courthouse News Service
By LORRAINE BAILEY
(CN) — Attorneys representing more than 400 victims of clergy sexual abuse say the Minnesota Catholic archdiocese’s bankruptcy reorganization plan undervalues its assets by about $1 billion.
In 2013, Minnesota passed the Minnesota Child Victims Act, creating a temporary window in the civil statute of limitations to allow child sex abuse victims to come forward with their claims, even if the abuse happened a long time ago.
That window closed Wednesday. More than 850 child sex abuse claims have been filed in the past three years, including about 500 against Minnesota Catholic clergy, according to a Star Tribune report.
The huge number of claims has led the Minnesota archdiocese to declare bankruptcy.
But victims are concerned that the archdiocese wants to shield its money through reorganization, by transferring money to trusts and corporation that it claims no control over.
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