{"id":9633,"date":"2016-05-08T17:31:45","date_gmt":"2016-05-09T00:31:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.behindthepinecurtain.com\/wordpress\/?p=9633"},"modified":"2016-05-10T07:34:53","modified_gmt":"2016-05-10T14:34:53","slug":"media-advisory-regarding-michael-bik","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.behindthepinecurtain.com\/wordpress\/media-advisory-regarding-michael-bik\/","title":{"rendered":"Media Advisory Regarding Michael Bik"},"content":{"rendered":"

Announce the filing of a civil lawsuit naming St. John\u2019s Abbey and Father Michael Bik as defendants. The suit is being brought by Doe 497, a survivor who was sexually abused by Bik when he was a 15 or 16 year old Sophomore at St. John\u2019s Prep School in 1998.<\/em>
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Media Advisory
\nMay 8, 2016
\nSt. Paul News Conference Monday<\/p>\n

New Lawsuit Against St. John\u2019s brought by Survivor Abused by Father Michael Bik in 1998<\/p>\n

Bik abused the boy after St. John\u2019s learned he sexually abused two students in the 1970s when he was a teacher at St. Stephen\u2019s in Anoka<\/p>\n

Bik taught at Twin Cities Catholic schools in Anoka and Shoreview before becoming a monk and priest of St. John\u2019s<\/p>\n

What: At a news conference Monday in St. Paul, attorneys Jeff Anderson and Mike Bryant, along with advocate and former St. John\u2019s monk, Patrick Wall will:<\/p>\n

* Announce the filing of a civil lawsuit naming St. John\u2019s Abbey and Father Michael Bik as defendants. The suit is being brought by Doe 497, a survivor who was sexually abused by Bik when he was a 15 or 16 year old Sophomore at St. John\u2019s Prep School in 1998.<\/p>\n

* Discuss the fact that just weeks before Bik started abusing Doe 497 he admitted to St. John\u2019s that he sexually abused at least two boys in Anoka in the 1970s.<\/p>\n

* Encourage survivors of sexual abuse by Fr. Michael Bik, and others, to come forward safely and confidentially before the Child Victims Act window legislation expires on May 25, 2016.<\/p>\n

WHEN:<\/p>\n

Monday, May 9, 2016, at 1:00 PM CT<\/p>\n

WHERE:<\/p>\n

Jeff Anderson & Associates
\n366 Jackson Street, Suite 100
\nSt. Paul, MN 55101<\/p>\n

Notes: The event will be live-streamed online with links available on our homepage shortly before the event at www.andersonadvocates.com<http:\/\/www.andersonadvocates.com><\/p>\n

* A copy of the complaint and other documents from Bik\u2019s file will be available at the press conference and on our website and the event will be live-streamed online with links available on our homepage shortly before the event at www.andersonadvocates.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Contact Jeff Anderson: Office: 651.227.9990 Cell: 612.817.8665<\/p>\n

Contact Mike Bryant: Office: 320.259.5414 Cell: 800.359.0061<\/p>\n

Contact Patrick Wall: Office: 651.227.9990 Cell: 949.307.3935<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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