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Following a new wave of publicity — in which Brignac told a reporter he had touched boys but never for “immoral purposes“ — Brignac was indicted last month on a rape charge that could land him behind bars for the rest of his life. Attorneys for the Saints acknowledged in a court filing that the team assisted the archdiocese in its publishing of the credibly accused clergy list, but said that was an act of disclosure — “the opposite of concealment.”.
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The Saints maintain that the team only helped with the handling of media inquiries and advised the church to be open and transparent. Attorneys for about two dozen men suing the church say in court filings that the 276 documents they obtained through discovery show that the NFL team aided the Archdiocese of New Orleans in its “pattern and practice of concealing its crimes.”, “Obviously, the Saints should not be in the business of assisting the Archdiocese, and the Saints’ public relations team is not in the business of managing the public relations of criminals engaged in pedophilia,“ the attorneys wrote in a court filing. What issues are on the ballot in California and Los Angeles County. Saints attorneys, in court papers, disputed any suggestion that the team helped the church cover up crimes, calling such claims “outrageous.” They further said that the emails, exchanged in 2018 and 2019, were intended to be private and should not be “fodder for the public.” The archdiocese is also fighting the release of the emails. By joining Slate Plus you support our work and get exclusive content. The New Orleans Saints huddle during a playoff game against the Minnesota Vikings on Jan. 5, in New Orleans, Louisiana. email link Jess Root .
Now the city is the first urban center in California where the risk of infection is rated as minimal. The prosecution came more than a year after a former altar boy told police that Brignac repeatedly raped him beginning in the late 1970s. The Associated Press first reported the team’s involvement in the sex abuse scandal last week, alleging that the team had helped the archdiocese with damage control around the release of its list of alleged abusers. Elliott: Dodgers can deliver World Series win, indelible memories for new generation of fans. A lawyer for the archdiocese said earlier this month that the plaintiffs’ attorneys seeking the release of the Saints emails were engaged in a “proverbial witch hunt with respect to decades-old abuse.”, The attorney, E. Dirk Wegmann, told the special master that the plaintiffs only want the Saints emails released so they can give them to the media and “unfairly try to tar and feather the archdiocese.”. “And the Saints joined in.”.
Join Slate Plus to continue reading, and you’ll get unlimited access to all our work—and support Slate’s independent journalism. All contents © 2020 The Slate Group LLC. Church officials permitted Brignac, 85, to act as a lay minister until local news accounts of his service in 2018 prompted his ouster and an apology from the archdiocese. A court-appointed special master is expected to hear arguments in the coming weeks on whether the communications should remain confidential. The NFL, which was advised of the matter by plaintiffs’ attorneys because the Saints’ emails used the team’s nfl.com domain, has not commented on the case. Rams’ defense shuts down Nick Foles and Bears in win. The New Orleans Saints are going to court to keep the public from seeing hundreds of emails that allegedly show team executives doing public … Gayle Benson has given millions of dollars to Catholic institutions in the New Orleans area, and the archbishop is a regular guest of hers at games and charitable events for the church.
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The team’s lawyers instead said that they sought to keep the full contents from the public simply because the emails were meant to be private. It is all here. The Associated Press filed a motion with the court supporting the release of the documents as a matter of public interest. Slate relies on advertising to support our journalism. Where to vote. “The Saints realize that if the documents at issue are made public, this professional sports organization also will be smearing itself.“. A Jump Scare, but With Real-Life Consequences, Collapsing Regime Lashes Out at Citizens, Press, Public Health Statistics, Polls: Biden Enjoys Edge in Florida, North Carolina, Texas, and Is Tied in Georgia, Senate Republicans All Set to Confirm Amy Coney Barrett to Supreme Court on Monday, Former FDA Chief: Pence Puts Others at Risk by Campaigning After Coronavirus Exposure. A look at California’s November ballot propositions. At the time, the victims’ lawyers accused the team of helping the church with its “pattern and practice of concealing its crimes.”. But according to the AP, the emails show more than help with damage control. You can cancel anytime. Slate is published by The Slate Group, a Graham Holdings Company. Instead, the team said, the archdiocese approached the team for public relations advice before the release of the names.