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Saints release statement regarding AP report on email coverup.
Posted on 1/24/20 at 12:44 pm
Posted on 1/24/20 at 12:44 pm
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While there is current litigation relative to the New Orleans Archdiocese and clergy sex abuse, our comments are limited only to the scope of our involvement. The New Orleans Saints organization has always had a very strong relationship with the Archdiocese. The Archdiocese reached out to a number of community and civic minded leaders seeking counsel on handling the pending media attention that would come with the release of the clergy names in November of 2018. Greg Bensel, Senior Vice President of Communications for the New Orleans Saints, was contacted and offered input on how to work with the media. The advice was simple and never wavering. Be direct, open and fully transparent, while making sure that all law enforcement agencies were alerted. The New Orleans Saints, Greg Bensel and Mrs. Gayle Benson were and remain offended, disappointed and repulsed by the actions of certain past clergy. We remain steadfast in support of the victims who have suffered and pray for their continued healing. "Further, the Saints have no interest in concealing information from the press or public. At the current discovery stage in the case of Doe v. Archdiocese, the Saints, through their counsel, have merely requested the court to apply the normal rules of civil discovery to the documents that the Saints produced and delivered to Mr. Doe's counsel. Until the documents are admitted into evidence at a public trial or hearing in the context of relevant testimony by persons having knowledge of the documents and the events to which they pertain, the use of the documents should be limited to the parties to the case and their attorneys. If admitted into evidence of the case, the documents and the testimony pertaining to them will become part of the public record of the trial of the case."
This post was edited on 1/24/20 at 12:51 pm
Posted on 1/24/20 at 12:48 pm to SaintEB
there's no "email coverup" dude. fights over emails in litigation discovery are pretty routine. The only coverup would be if Gayle or someone helped conceal clergy wrongdoing and the emails reference that. And that's only being speculated as some worst case scenario, not reported.
This post was edited on 1/24/20 at 1:25 pm
Posted on 1/24/20 at 12:48 pm to SaintEB
All this makes me miss all the Joe Burrow trade talk threads.
Posted on 1/24/20 at 12:49 pm to SaintEB
tldr; summary:
cant really comment due to ongoing litigation, we told the church to be open and honest, frick child molesters, bless those who were abused, our emails related to anything to do with that are shareable, the rest of them that are not are private and not for your eyes, go pound sand if you dont like it
cant really comment due to ongoing litigation, we told the church to be open and honest, frick child molesters, bless those who were abused, our emails related to anything to do with that are shareable, the rest of them that are not are private and not for your eyes, go pound sand if you dont like it
Posted on 1/24/20 at 12:49 pm to SaintEB
A complete non-story. The SJWs are out in full force it seems.
Posted on 1/24/20 at 12:50 pm to REG861
I know. It is being reported as such, though.
Posted on 1/24/20 at 12:53 pm to SaintEB
ah so maybe people were quick to assume the saints were helping cover up pedophilia? Shocking
Posted on 1/24/20 at 1:24 pm to SaintEB
Bensel needs to be canned for bringing the Saints into this. Give your stupid obvious advice on your own and don't use official Saints email.
Posted on 1/24/20 at 1:37 pm to Delusional
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Bensel needs to be canned for bringing the Saints into this.
Gayle reads at Sunday morning mass at the cathedral. I doubt Bensel was going against her wishes.
Posted on 1/24/20 at 1:43 pm to saintsfan22
This is a nothingburger. Shameful reporting by the AP.
Posted on 1/24/20 at 1:48 pm to SaintEB
So are we still drafting Jefferson or what ??
Posted on 1/24/20 at 2:10 pm to Delusional
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Bensel needs to be canned
Posted on 1/24/20 at 2:14 pm to Delusional
Your username is perfect. Bensel wouldn’t have done this on his own, he would have only provided advice if requested to by Benson.
Posted on 1/24/20 at 2:15 pm to saintsfan22
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The evidence is that he wrote emails to the church using his @nfl.com email addy in the first place. In doing so it's already been established that he's incompetent.
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Gayle reads at Sunday morning mass at the cathedral. I doubt Bensel was going against her wishes.
Gayle isn't taking the fall for it, get real
FWIW i'm not claiming there's a cover-up, just that Bensel is an idiot.
This post was edited on 1/24/20 at 2:16 pm
Posted on 1/24/20 at 2:17 pm to Saltwatersoul04
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Your username is perfect. Bensel wouldn’t have done this on his own, he would have only provided advice if requested to by Benson.
That's nice. He's still going to be the fall guy though.
Posted on 1/24/20 at 2:22 pm to Delusional
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Gayle isn't taking the fall for it, get real
If that's what you got from my statement then you're a colossal idiot.
Posted on 1/24/20 at 2:30 pm to Delusional
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He's still going to be the fall guy though.
For what
Posted on 1/24/20 at 2:45 pm to goatmilker
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For what
Hey if you don't have a problem with him using official Saints comms to give PR advice to the church dealing with child abuse cases (by Gayle's command or not) that's your prerogative, but I'd venture to say many aren't okay with it.
Posted on 1/24/20 at 2:57 pm to MikeD
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This is a nothingburger. Shameful reporting by the AP.
SHOCKED!
Posted on 1/24/20 at 4:47 pm to Mrwhodat
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All this makes me miss all the Joe Burrow trade talk threads.
... Burrow will go to the Jaguars...
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