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McGuire was convicted in Walworth County, Wisconsin in 2007, beginning the unraveling of his long career as a pedophile. He was convicted in federal court in Chicago this year. This story is about another lawsuit against him and his Jesuit superiors, this one stemming from his time in San Francisco.
http://www.sfweekly.com/content/printVersion/1609327
Thursday, July 30, 2009
St. Paul Attorney receives prestigious national award for his efforts on behalf of victims of childhood sexual abuse
For Immediate Release Contact: Jeff Dion 202-467-8717
July 30, 2009
(Washington DC) St. Paul Attorney Jeff Anderson was the recent recipient of the prestigious Frank Carrington Champion of Justice Award given by National Crime Victims Bar Association; National Center for Crime Victims, at their annual summer meeting in Washington DC. The award was presented for his extraordinary efforts to pursue justice for victims of crime through litigation around the nation.
Jeff Anderson has been an indefatigable advocate for victims of crime, and has demonstrated the highest level of passion and commitment in this practice in St. Paul, Minnesota. He has set the standard for the representation of victims of childhood sexual abuse by clergy, taking on the institutions that harbor the abusers and facilitate their abuse at all levels, including the Holy See, where he overcame challenges brought by the Holy See‘s team of attorneys in the Ninth Circuit. He has encouraged and inspired attorneys all over the country to take child abuse cases, and has personally advocated for many child abuse survivors on a pro-bono basis.
Mr. Anderson was named a Top 100 Lawyer in Minnesota, the 2003 Lawyer of the Year by Minnesota Lawyer, and one of the Top 40 Personal Injury Lawyers by Minnesota Law & Politics. He was also recognized by William Mitchell College of law as among the 100 Who Made a Difference. In 2008, he received the prestigious Steven Sharp Public Service Award by the American Association of Justice and was a finalist for Trial Lawyer of the Year for the Public Justice Foundation for his advocacy in representing hundreds of survivors in southern California. Most recently, he established a nonprofit organization to combat and prevent child abuse.
Jeffrey Anderson is an inspiration in the legal arena and has given a voice to victims of abuse everywhere. His leadership has resulted in institutional change in the Roman Catholic Church and legislative changes throughout the country.
The National Crime Victim Bar Association is proud to recognize Jeffrey Anderson as a Champion of Justice, and applauds his contributions to the legal profession and victims of crime.
Photo of Jeff Anderson available from John@JohnWodele.com
Jeff Anderson contact: 651.227.9990
John Wodele
Wodele Creative Enterprises
8009 34th Avenue South
Suite 1100
Minneapolis, MN 55425
612.987.6203
www.JohnWodele.com
John@JohnWodele.com
July 30, 2009
(Washington DC) St. Paul Attorney Jeff Anderson was the recent recipient of the prestigious Frank Carrington Champion of Justice Award given by National Crime Victims Bar Association; National Center for Crime Victims, at their annual summer meeting in Washington DC. The award was presented for his extraordinary efforts to pursue justice for victims of crime through litigation around the nation.
Jeff Anderson has been an indefatigable advocate for victims of crime, and has demonstrated the highest level of passion and commitment in this practice in St. Paul, Minnesota. He has set the standard for the representation of victims of childhood sexual abuse by clergy, taking on the institutions that harbor the abusers and facilitate their abuse at all levels, including the Holy See, where he overcame challenges brought by the Holy See‘s team of attorneys in the Ninth Circuit. He has encouraged and inspired attorneys all over the country to take child abuse cases, and has personally advocated for many child abuse survivors on a pro-bono basis.
Mr. Anderson was named a Top 100 Lawyer in Minnesota, the 2003 Lawyer of the Year by Minnesota Lawyer, and one of the Top 40 Personal Injury Lawyers by Minnesota Law & Politics. He was also recognized by William Mitchell College of law as among the 100 Who Made a Difference. In 2008, he received the prestigious Steven Sharp Public Service Award by the American Association of Justice and was a finalist for Trial Lawyer of the Year for the Public Justice Foundation for his advocacy in representing hundreds of survivors in southern California. Most recently, he established a nonprofit organization to combat and prevent child abuse.
Jeffrey Anderson is an inspiration in the legal arena and has given a voice to victims of abuse everywhere. His leadership has resulted in institutional change in the Roman Catholic Church and legislative changes throughout the country.
The National Crime Victim Bar Association is proud to recognize Jeffrey Anderson as a Champion of Justice, and applauds his contributions to the legal profession and victims of crime.
Photo of Jeff Anderson available from John@JohnWodele.com
Jeff Anderson contact: 651.227.9990
John Wodele
Wodele Creative Enterprises
8009 34th Avenue South
Suite 1100
Minneapolis, MN 55425
612.987.6203
www.JohnWodele.com
John@JohnWodele.com
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Legal Commentary - The New York Catholic Conference's Aggressive Bid to Stop Reform of Child Sex Abuse Laws
The New York Catholic Conference's Aggressive Bid to Stop Reform of Child Sex Abuse Laws
http://writ.news.findlaw.com/hamilton/20090729.html
Vatican defrocks notorious predator priest; Sex abuse victims respond
Statement by Barbara Dorris of St. Louis, Outreach Director of SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (314 862 7688 home, 314 503 0003 cell)
The defrocking of this notorious predator will hopefully bring some comfort for those deeply wounded men he sexually assaulted as children. It does not, however, relieve the Catholic hierarchy of its moral duty to do everything possible to find and help more victims, and to urge those with information about Aguilar-Rivera's crimes to call police.
Kids are safer when pedophiles are jailed, not just defrocked. We are confident that Aguilar-Rivera has molested recently enough that he could still face criminal prosecution. So we urge anyone who saw, suspected or suffered his crimes to call law enforcement immediately. That's the best way to safeguard the vulnerable from this dangerous sex offender.
We also urge Catholic bishops - especiallyCardinal Mahony of Los Angeles and Cardinal Rivera of Mexico City - to use their considerable resources to aggressively reach out to others who've been hurt by Aguilar-Rivera, instead of passively sitting behind their large desks in their comfortable offices and hiding behind spokesmen and lawyers. These prelates know the right thing to do: follow Jesus' example in the parable of the lost sheep, and use parish bulletins, diocesan newspapers and church employees, to beg other victims to step forward, get help, and start healing.
Had church officials showed even the slightest concern for children's safety, Aguilar-Rivera would have been locked up years ago and perhaps dozens of kids would have been spared unspeakable agony. Sadly, this can't be un-done now. But church authorities can start to act like compassionate shepherds instead of cold-hearted CEOs. They can do more to help police and prosecutors pursue Aguilar-Rivera. We're not confident they will do this. Unless they take this action, however, their promises about their alleged 'reform' will continue to ring hollow
SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, is the nation’s oldest and largest support group for clergy abuse victims. We’ve been around for 21 years and have more than 9,000 members across the country. Despite the word “priest” in our title, we have members who were molested by religious figures of all denominations, including nuns, rabbis, bishops, and Protestant ministers.
Our website is SNAPnetwork.org. Contact David Clohessy (314-566-9790 cell, 314-645-5915 home), Peter Isely (414-429-7259) Barbara Blaine (312-399-4747), Barbara Dorris (314-862-7688), Joelle Casteix (949-322-7434)
The defrocking of this notorious predator will hopefully bring some comfort for those deeply wounded men he sexually assaulted as children. It does not, however, relieve the Catholic hierarchy of its moral duty to do everything possible to find and help more victims, and to urge those with information about Aguilar-Rivera's crimes to call police.
Kids are safer when pedophiles are jailed, not just defrocked. We are confident that Aguilar-Rivera has molested recently enough that he could still face criminal prosecution. So we urge anyone who saw, suspected or suffered his crimes to call law enforcement immediately. That's the best way to safeguard the vulnerable from this dangerous sex offender.
We also urge Catholic bishops - especiallyCardinal Mahony of Los Angeles and Cardinal Rivera of Mexico City - to use their considerable resources to aggressively reach out to others who've been hurt by Aguilar-Rivera, instead of passively sitting behind their large desks in their comfortable offices and hiding behind spokesmen and lawyers. These prelates know the right thing to do: follow Jesus' example in the parable of the lost sheep, and use parish bulletins, diocesan newspapers and church employees, to beg other victims to step forward, get help, and start healing.
Had church officials showed even the slightest concern for children's safety, Aguilar-Rivera would have been locked up years ago and perhaps dozens of kids would have been spared unspeakable agony. Sadly, this can't be un-done now. But church authorities can start to act like compassionate shepherds instead of cold-hearted CEOs. They can do more to help police and prosecutors pursue Aguilar-Rivera. We're not confident they will do this. Unless they take this action, however, their promises about their alleged 'reform' will continue to ring hollow
SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, is the nation’s oldest and largest support group for clergy abuse victims. We’ve been around for 21 years and have more than 9,000 members across the country. Despite the word “priest” in our title, we have members who were molested by religious figures of all denominations, including nuns, rabbis, bishops, and Protestant ministers.
Our website is SNAPnetwork.org. Contact David Clohessy (314-566-9790 cell, 314-645-5915 home), Peter Isely (414-429-7259) Barbara Blaine (312-399-4747), Barbara Dorris (314-862-7688), Joelle Casteix (949-322-7434)
Defrocking a predator-Vatican does too little, too late
The news that Nicholas Aguilar-Rivera has been defrocked by the Vatican is of little relief to those that have been wounded and those of us that have been advocating for the protection of children in Mexico and the U.S. It begs the questions: if the Vatican and church authorities, Catholic hierarchy can remove him now in 2009, why didn’t they remove him when the first report of rape in Tehuacan and throughout Mexico was made by the then Bishop of Tehuacan now Cardinal Rivera. Why did Cardinal Rivera with a long history of rape of children by Nicholas Aguilar simply move him and send him to L.A. where Cardinal Mahony received him and placed him in parishes? Why did Cardinal Mahony allow him to serve in parishes where he raped according to the L.A. Police Department investigation 22 kids in a period of nine months at two parishes in L.A.? Why did Cardinal Mahony and his lieutenants facilitate his hasty departure from L.A. once the police investigation and allow his return to Mexico where he’s been a fugitive since raping and pillaging the souls of innocent children throughout the land? I applaud the courage of survivor Joaquin Aguilar who first came to us several years ago and in whose name we brought suit both in L.A. and then did a press conference in Mexico. Since that time several other victims and survivors have come forward the most recent of which is a case that we filed with the firm of Kiesel, Boucher & Larson and Tony De Marco entitled Doe v. the Archdiocese. You can view the complaint at http://www.andersonadvocates.com/. If you have any information about the whereabouts of Nicholas Aguilar-Rivera who is still at large, please notify the police and let us know so we can facilitate the capture of this predator and those responsible for allowing him to remain a priest and predator at large.
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