New Ulm Diocese Named in Lawsuit

By Mitch Keegan
KEYC
November 19, 2013

http://www.keyc.com/story/24010024/new-ulm-di

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The Diocese of New Ulm has been named in a new lawsuit filed over alleged sexual abuse by a priest.



Minnetonka attorney Patrick Noaker filed the lawsuit in Ramsey County on behalf of a Colorado plaintiff referred to as John Doe 107.

The complaint says Father William Marks, who died in 1979, sexually abused the plaintiff while serving at the Church of St. John in Hector.

The lawsuit also names the Archdiocese of Minneapolis and St. Paul, which was Father Marks' jurisdiction before the New Ulm Diocese was created in 1957.

It claims that both diocese knew about Father Marks and allowed him to continue working around children.

A statement from the Diocese of New Ulm says they will investigate the claims of the new lawsuit, but have no other comment at this time.