Suspected Child Porn of St. Paul Priest Not Reported to Police

KAAL
November 13, 2014

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Lawyers are accusing the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis of destroying pornographic videos from a St. Paul priest.

The accusations involve Father Donald Dummer. He was recently added to a list of priests with credible accusations of sexual misconduct.

On Thursday, attorneys for Jeff Anderson and Associates say a church employee found inappropriate videotapes of naked boys playing basketball in Father Dummer's room at St. Mary's Church in 1997.

The employee allegedly called the archbishop's office and was told vicar general, Father Kevin McDonough, would handle the matter.

On Thursday, lawyers presented letters between church officials, implying they destroyed those videos.

The new allegations aren't currently part of any lawsuit filed against the archdiocese.

The archdiocese released a response saying Dummer was accused of possessing child pornography while living within the archdiocese, and they would handle those allegations differently today.

They're committed to doing everything they can to prevent abuse of the young and vulnerable, according to the statement.