MINNESOTA
Jeff Anderson & Associates

Media Advisory

January 30, 2014

Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, Father Curtis Wehmeyer Named in Civil Lawsuit
Claims include deception, concealment, false representations, nuisance and destruction of evidence

What: At a news conference today sexual abuse attorney Jeff Anderson will:

· Announce the filing of a civil lawsuit on behalf a youth, Doe 31, who was abused by Father Curtis Wehmeyer at the Church of the Blessed Sacrament in St. Paul. The lawsuit names the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis and Wehmeyer. The lawsuit alleges the Archdiocese had knowledge that Wehmeyer posed a risk to children and failed to protect Doe 31.

· Examine the failure to report Wehmeyer’s repeated, inappropriate sexual behavior which the top Archdiocesan officials, including Fr. Kevin McDonough, learned about as early as 2004 when Wehmeyer reportedly solicited sex from two young men at a Barnes &…