Archdiocese Paid $11 Million for Misconduct by Priests

By Tony Kennedy
Star Tribune
October 23, 2013

http://www.startribune.com/local/east/229029371.html

Payments from 2003 to 2012 went to victims of abuse, as well as to priests, lawyers and therapists.

The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis spent nearly $11 million from 2003 through 2012 to cover costs directly associated with sexual abuse and other misconduct committed by priests who were removed from active ministry, according to church documents obtained by the Star Tribune.

The archdiocese wrote checks directly to victims of abuse, in cases involving children and vulnerable adults, in every year of the period covered by the reports, totaling more than $476,000 over the decade. Also, $1.5 million was paid on behalf of victims to cover counseling, therapy and other medical services.

Additional money was distributed to child victims via a trust account funded by the archdiocese and managed by the St. Paul law firm Meier, Kennedy & Quinn.