St. Paul News Conference Tuesday

By Father Antonio
Jeff Anderson & Associates
October 12, 2015

http://www.andersonadvocates.com/Posts/News-or-Event/2032/St-Paul-News-Conference-Tuesday.aspx

Father Antonio “Tony” Marfori,

St. Cloud Priest Accused of Sexual Abuse,

Currently Working in Elk River Parish and School

Fr. Marfori presently works as a “sacramental minister” at

St. Andrew’s Parish in Elk River

Recent reports allege Fr. Marfori sexually abused

two children in the late 1970s

What: At a news conference on Tuesday in St. Paul attorneys Jeff Anderson and Mike Bryant will:

· Announce the filing of a civil lawsuit naming the Diocese of St. Cloud,Father Antonio “Tony” Marfori and Cathedral High School as defendants. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Doe 75, who was sexually abused by Fr. Marfori when he was approximately 15 years old. Fr. Marfori was Doe 75’s religion teacher at Cathedral High School in St. Cloud.

· Request the Diocese of St. Cloud release all the files of clerics credibly accused of sexual abuse. To-date, the Diocese of St. Cloud has publicly named 33 clerics with credible allegations of child sexual abuse.

· Encourage other survivors of sexual abuse by Fr. Marfori, and others, to come forward safely and confidentially before the Child Victims Act window legislation expires on May 25, 2016.

WHEN: Tuesday October 13, 2015, at 11:00AM CT

WHERE: Jeff Anderson & Associates

366 Jackson Street, Suite 100

St. Paul, MN 55101

Notes:

· A copy of the complaint will be available at the press conference and on our website tomorrow and the event will be live-streamed online with links available on our homepage at www.andersonadvocates.com.

Contact Jeff Anderson: Office: 651.583.7633 Cell: 612.817.8665

Contact Mike Bryant: Office: 320.259.5414 Cell: 800.359.0061