Child pornography next target for lawyer

Cordelia Anderson, Jeffrey Anderson
Cordelia Anderson (left) is a child protection advocate in Minneapolis. She joined St. Paul attorney Jeffrey Anderson for the announcement that he was filing suit against dozens of people thought to have downloaded child pornography produced by a St. Paul school teacher.
MPR Photo/Tim Nelson

A St. Paul attorney who's made a career of suing clergy members over alleged child sex abuse says he's turning his attention to the issue of child pornography. Jeffrey Anderson has filed a federal lawsuit against a former St. Paul teacher -- and an unnamed 100 people who looked at explicit pictures he took of children.

MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with Minnesota Public Radio reporter Tim Nelson about Anderson's new legal strategy.

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