Despite deal, latest case reopens priest abuse pain

Jason jsipe on October 24, 2007

Wednesday, October 24, 2007

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Lawsuit – The Portland archdiocese wants new accusers to reveal their names after alerting the media

A historic bankruptcy settlement reached six months ago did not end the bitterness between the Archdiocese of Portland and those who say they were the victims of clergy sexual abuse.

Federal court documents filed by the archdiocese say that a new group of priest accusers have no right to file lawsuits under pseudonyms after providing the media with advance copies of their claims to try to seek wide exposure of their accusations.

“This calculated, public disclosure, timed to maximize its effectiveness in generating a news story before the archdiocese could respond to a lawsuit filing, deprives plaintiff of any valid claim about a need for privacy,” the papers say.

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