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	Mexico Bans Lawyer Who Sued Archbishop By John Spano Los Angeles Times [Mexico] October 13, 2006 http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-101306ban,0,7868995.story?coll=la-home-world The government of Mexico has banned an American lawyer who sued the country's Roman Catholic archbishop, claiming he conspired to protect pedophile priests. The five-year exclusion order was issued in Mexico City against Jeffrey Anderson, known for his many lawsuits against the Catholic Church on behalf of victims of sexual abuse by clergy. Last month, Anderson alleged that Cardinal Roger M. Mahony of the Los Angeles Archdiocese and Cardinal Norberto Rivera of Tehuacan, Mexico conspired to protect a priest who had molested a Mexican youth. Anderson had been briefly detained in Mexico City, where he announced the lawsuit. "I will not be silenced, I will not be intimidated and I will continue to speak out and do what needs to be done to protect those kids," Anderson said today. "I don't know anything about diplomacy. I know I was there lawfully to speak the truth." The entry ban applies to Anderson, a second lawyer and David Clohessy, the national director of the Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests. It was issued Thursday. The three are accused of violating the terms of their tourist visas Sept. 20 when they traveled to Mexico City to publicize their case against Rivera. In a statement, Mexico's national Immigration Institute said the three Americans had acted as legal advisers when their tourist entry visas did not give them "the proper authorization to carry out professional or lucrative activities." In Mexico, the three appeared with Joaquin Aguilar Mendez, who claims he was abused as a teenager in 1994 by Catholic priest Nicolas Aguilar. The allegations have been denied by Rivera's office. "Rivera did a press conference attacking me, protesting his innocence," Anderson said. Anderson said he was detained briefly at his hotel in Mexico City last month after he announced the lawsuit. He said he was escorted to an airport under the protection of officials from the United States Embassy. john.spano@latimes.com
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