HAWAII
Jeff Anderson & Associates
Six more victims come forward under new law asking
Diocese to release names of accused for public safety
“Window for Victims” closes April 24
WHAT: At a news conference on Wednesday in Honolulu, sexual abuse survivors and their attorneys Mark Gallagher and Jeff Anderson will:
• Discuss the novel use of nuisance claims to inform and protect the public.
• Demand the release of a list of clerics who worked in the Diocese of Honolulu with credible accusations of sexual abuse of minors.
• Show how the diocese has created a “public nuisance” by refusing to disclose to the public the names of clerics accused of sexual abuse. A similar lawsuit has forced numerous dioceses in Minnesota to release 43 names of accused clerics, previously unknown to the public.
• Announce six new lawsuits alleging sexual abuse of children by clerics in the Diocese of Honolulu.
• Urge other victims of abuse, no matter the perpetrator, to come forward before April 24, 2014 deadline
WHEN: Wednesday, March 12, 2014 at 12:00PM HST
WHERE: Ala Moana Hotel
Gardenia Room
410 Atkinson Drive
Honolulu (808.955.4811)
WHO: Mark Gallagher, Jeff Anderson and Survivor and Victims Advocate Joelle Casteix.
Notes: Copies of the complaints and additional information will be available at the news conference and posted to our website www.abusedinhawaii.com.
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