Today, Herman Law held a press conference to announce our lawsuit against the Diocese of Orlando and associated institutions, highlighting the institutional failures that allowed Father Robert “Bob” Hoeffner to abuse our client. Attorney Jeff Herman stood alongside our courageous client as he bravely shared his story and called for accountability. 

Read the full press release below.

ORLANDO, FL — May 30, 2025 — In a powerful press conference today, a survivor of child sexual abuse courageously shared his story and detailed new evidence against the late Father Robert “Bob” Hoeffner, who served for nearly two decades at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Palm Bay, Florida. The evidence was presented by Jeff Herman and his team at Herman Law, as part of a new civil lawsuit filed in the Circuit Court of the Ninth Judicial Circuit in and for Orange County, Florida.

The complaint, filed on behalf of 26-year-old Shawn Teuber,…