MINNESOTA
CBS Minnesota
Esme Murphy
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Three victims of clergy abuse have made a video appeal for other victims to come forward.
An attorney for victims is asking a judge to order the video be played in all 216 Minnesota parishes on Sunday, July 12. Victims have only until August 3 to file a claim.
The original deadline was May of 2016. That was part of the law passed by the Minnesota legislature that temporarily waived the civil statute of limitations in child sex abuse cases. But because the archdiocese filed for bankruptcy, the deadline had to be rolled back to August 3.
The seven minute YouTube video features an appeal by three abuse victims who have filed claims against the archdiocese.
“I used to be a victim but now I am a survivor you can be one too,” Marie Mielke said in the video. “I know it’s scary, but you are not alone.”
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