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By Media Advisory
Jeff Anderson & Associates
November 19, 2014
http://www.andersonadvocates.com/Posts/News-or-Event/1926/Media-Advisory-Five-Abuse-Survivors-Name-Crosier-Order-Gerald-Funcheon-in-Minnesota-Lawsuits.aspx
Crosier Order, Gerald Funcheon, Named in Two Lawsuits Filed in Minnesota Involving Five Sexual Abuse Survivors
Abuse is alleged while Funcheon worked at St. Odilia’s in Shoreview, Minnesota and Palma High School in Salinas, California
WHAT: At a news conference Thursday, survivors and their attorneys, Jeff Anderson and Mike Finnegan, will:
• Announce the filing of two civil lawsuits involving five survivors. Defendants named in the lawsuit include the Crosier Fathers & Brothers and former priest Gerald Funcheon for sexual abuse at St. Odilia Church in Shoreview, Minnesota and Palma High School in Salinas, California.
• Release video testimony of Gerald Funcheon from 2012 admitting to the sexual abuse of several children. Funcheon is believed to have abused over 50 children during his time in the priesthood and worked in several parishes and schools throughout the country including Indiana, Minnesota, Florida, Hawaii, and California.
• Discuss and provide key documents from Funcheon’s priest files obtained from the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis and the Crosiers.
• Encourage the Crosiers to release files on all known offenders including the 19 priests and brothers named in March, 2014 who had credible allegations of child sexual abuse. Several of the offenders, including Funcheon, worked in states including Minnesota, Arizona, Indiana, Michigan, California and New York.
WHEN: Thursday, November 20, 2014, at 11:00AM CT
WHERE: Jeff Anderson & Associates
366 Jackson St. Suite 100
St. Paul, MN 55101
NOTES: Funcheon’s priest file, video statement, and key documents will be available on our website tomorrow and we will live stream the press conference online at www.andersonadvocates.com.
Contact Jeff Anderson: Office/651.538.5049 Cell/612.817.8665
Contact Mike Finnegan: Office/651.538.5049 Cell/612.205.5531
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