MINNEAPOLIS — Two people who say they were sexually abused years ago by former employees of the Children’s Theatre Company in Minneapolis are filing a civil lawsuit.

St. Paul attorney Jeff Anderson says the two were students in the company. He says one was abused about 1977 and the other about 1983.

Anderson has scheduled a news conference Tuesday afternoon where one of the plaintiffs is expected to tell her story.

A news release from Anderson says numerous children were sexually abused during the tenure of John Clark Donahue. The former artistic director was charged in 1984 with molesting three boys, 12 to 15 years old. He served 10 months in jail.

The Children’s Theatre Company declined comment until after Anderson’s news conference. The organization, Donahue and another former employee are defendants in the lawsuit.