. >> reporter: he sued the archdiocese over what he claimed was repeated abuse by father tom adamsonhurch failure to keep adamson away from kids. >> how big they are, how much they own, how much wealth they control, how much land they control. >> reporter: the state supreme court threw out his suit on a technical any cattle. it relied on repressed memories and was filed too long after the alleged crimes were committed. but jim kenan's case pressured the legislature to pass laws to deal with the issue. >> this is painful for so many to see and hear and know. it's what needs to happen. >> state attorney jim adamson has made a career of going after the catholic church. made a fortune, too, about which he is unapologetic. >> i've acquired enough wealth and property to take them on any time of day or night, and they're not going to bury me. >> before the bankruptcy agreements here the courts forced the archdiocese to release thousands of pages of previously secret documents. that kind of disclosure anderson said, broader in other cases, is the biggest win for abuse survivors. >> in the lo

. >> reporter: adamson was removed from the priesthood and this church but was not punished for what he did to jim keenan. >> we went all the way to the minnesota supreme court, and we lost on a technicality of statute of limitations. >> reporter: in a videotape deposition for other civil case, adamson admitted sexual acts with at least ten boys. >> have you ever spent a day in jail? >> no. don't you think you should have? >> no. >> what was your reaction? >> i almost threw my one-liter bottle of soda through the tv set. to hear and look at his face, there was a smugness to it. no, i shouldn't have gone to prison, it's not criminal. >> reporter: first alarm bells for american church officials sounded 30 years ago just 80 miles from the twin cities at st. johns abbey, one of the country's oldest catholic institutions. in june 1958, bishops from all over the country gathered here at st. johns abbey. they were give an 892-page report warning of trouble ahead. it cautioned that sexual molestation of children by priests and clericses could "pose extremely serious financial consequences an

joining me is alan adamson, chairman of a branding firm. you've been watching the story. you're in the branding business. what's your reaction to this gender neutral story? >> brands are under pressure to do the right thing, because if they don't, everyone will get on and tweet and socially talk attention to that. ernie: you were mentioning maybe it's too politically correct. what's your view? is that being too sensitive? >> they have to lean into being politically correct. politically correct than being under and getting zapped on twitter. ernie: is it going to catch on? >> it's a bit of a blip. i think it will catch on because younger consumers are looking for brands that do the right thing. and people get used to it. you don't need a sign to say barbies are for girls and legos are for girls and boys. changing. some critics say you know what? it's easier for me to be able to identify what i'm looking for. i'm not trying to make any kind of a statement. it's easier to shop. >> yeah. it is. but as life goes on, those people get used to it. people don't like change. any ch

darryl adamson had already served time on a weapons charge.d within months, while still on probation, he pleaded guilty to having a gun again and firing it in the parking lot that night. a judge sentenced a damson to 20 years in prison. >> it was a great win for us. the defendant ended up pleading guilty to second-degree murder. >> reporter: dorothy ingle is the prosecutor who handled the case. she leads the prince george's county strategic investigation unit, the unit that handles the list, a list of known criminals with histories who have been charged with new crimes, criminals and prosecutors are now trying to lock up for life. >> we have about 100 cases that we are dealing with since the beginning this year. >> reporter: countywide? >> countywide. >> reporter: travis evans was on the list. convicted last year of robbing and then carjacking a man in forestville before leading police on a chase through the city. in this city you can see it. he jumps from the moving car to escape. prosecutors said evans had a history of crime and they convinc

another name on the list, darrell adamson, that man accused of a grocery store parking lot and a shootingkilled that boy trey turner. he would seven years. >> that's permanent. nothing you can do about that. he can't say i made a mistake. there are no do-overs. >> on news 4 at 11:00, we go behind closed doors and we'll tell you how prosecutors choose the list that they call the bad boy list and how many people are on it and why it is so difficult for other communities to do something similar. scott mcfarland, news 4. >>> scoring tickets to see the pope in the walk for francis campaign. >>> we're live as firefighters try to get a handle on one of the worst wildfires of this season. thrills of his life and soon we'll be able to see jerry lewis' lions work on display in washington. the library of congress acquired long lost footage and other items featuring comedian and it includes his appearances on "the tonight show" and "the nutty professor." lewis is as well known for his humanitarian work as well as making people laugh and he will have a show at the state theater in culpeper, virginia.