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This book exposes the breadth of the media's bias against the Catholic Church, using the child sexual abuse dilemma in society as the launching point. An amazing and liberating story told by the most credible and unprejudiced source... an attorney who has successfully sued the Church for the last 20 years. Joseph Klest sheds light on the overwhelming reform that has transformed the Catholic Church into a blueprint for prevention and intervention of abuse. The steps you can take to protect your children from abuse and the legal recourse available if your child has been abused. THE SPOTLIGHT INVESTIGATION OF THE BOSTON GLOBE The Boston Globe wants us all to celebrate its breaking of the Catholic Abuse Scandal. In fact, Hollywood has helped us all relive the well publicized Catholic Scandal with the production of the major motion picture, Spotlight. The fact of the matter is that the Globe, the New York Times and other major media outlets have long been headlining abuse reports involving the Catholic Church proudly on page one, while instances in other religions and organizations received more moderate and standard coverage or no coverage at all. In fact, the full breadth of the problem has been little discussed. Why? Because to expose the truth would undermine the most favored story line of mainstream media - the Catholic Church and its many evils.

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Author Joe Klest is a Chicago native who has practiced law for over 30 years. He is highly respected by his peers and is nationally recognized for his work in helping abuse victims. Mr. Klest has obtained significant outcomes for the victims of sexual abuse and assault. An especially notable result is a milestone victory for sexual abuse victims involving a $28,000,000 verdict in the matter of SNYDER V. KENNY. The verdict represents the largest civil sexual abuse verdict in Illinois history and is among the largest in the nation. He is the coauthor of Illinois's 2003 Child Protection Act, which expanded the statute of limitations to allow more victims to sue their abusers, and a member of the American Association for Justice - Childhood Sexual Abuse Litigation Group. He has argued abuse cases before the Appellate and Supreme Courts. He has counseled thousands of sex abuse victims throughout the United States and around the world, and has handled over 500 sexual abuse cases against both individuals and institutions, including various Catholic dioceses. He is also the coauthor of the 2010 book Illinois Injury Law - A Reference for Accident Victims a guidebook for people who have been involved in serious accidents, or have family members who were, and need help sorting out the many legal, financial, medical and personal issues they face. Joe also has several years of film production experience under his belt, including but not limited to his recent role as producer of Defending a Monster , a feature-length documentary regarding the trial of John Wayne Gacy. Joe is also one of the producers of Some Girl(s) , a 2013 theatrically-released narrative feature film.

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