MILWAUKEE (WI)
SNAP Wisconsin
Dolan testimony could be unsealed April 4 in Milwaukee Federal Bankruptcy Court
Judge Kelley rules on exploring insurance coverage for victims, moves test cases forward
Archdiocesan lawyers, after two years and over 9 million dollars squandered in court, say Archbishop Listecki has no plan yet to submit for reorganization
Statement by Peter Isely, SNAP Midwest Director (Milwaukee)
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Milwaukee Federal Bankruptcy judge Susan V. Kelley could rule as early as April 4th to unseal Cardinal Timothy Dolan’s sworn testimony taken yesterday in New York City concerning his management of clergy sex offenders and his transfer of tens of millions of dollars off the books before the Archdiocese of Milwaukee declared bankruptcy two years ago.
The Milwaukee Archdiocese and Dolan have put his testimony, along with that of disgraced former Archbishop Rembert Weakland and other senior Milwaukee church officials under court seal. Also under seal are over 60,000 pages of secret internal church files detailing decades of cover up of child sex crimes by scores of Milwaukee priests. Dolan could release his testimony at any time.
Contrary to the assertions of Dolan’s spokesperson yesterday, his publication of the names of some abusive priests on a Milwaukee Archdiocesan website in 2004 did not provide, according to the Milwaukee court, proper notice to victims and the public that the archdiocese was forthcoming about its involvement with priest molesters, removing them from ministry, and warning the public.
Kelley ruled today on several issues which could affect the outcome of the Milwaukee bankruptcy, now entering its third year, such as, the court, over the objections of the archdiocese, will begin to pursue possible insurance coverage for the 570 cases filed.
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