"Order of St. Benedict (St. John’s Abbey) served ''Fraud'' lawsuit ... Monday, December 7, 2009 6:49 PM ... Lawsuit names 11 child molesting clerics ... ... It’s the first fraud case against Benedictines ... ... And man who’s suing for child sex abuse speaks for the first time ... ... He’ll urge others who were hurt by Minnesota church employees to ''speak up'' ... ... WHAT ... At two news conferences, two clergy sex abuse victims and an attorney will announce a new fraud lawsuit against a high profile Catholic school and religious order. The suit ... –charges that church and school officials committed fraud and concealed child sex crimes, and ... –identifies, by name, 11 accused child molesting clerics who are or were at the school. ... ... WHEN ... Tuesday, Dec. 8, 1:00 p.m. ... ... WHERE ... Outside the Stearns County Courthouse, 725 Courthouse Square, in St. Cloud MN ... ... WHO ... The victim in this case, who is speaking publicly for the first time ever, and his lawyer, along with a man who heads the local chapter of a support group called SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAPnetwork.org) ... " |