Settlement Reached in Lawsuit to Gain Access to Priest Files at St. John's

By Dave Aeikens
KSTP
April 27, 2015

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A settlement has been reached between St. John's University and a man who says he was abused by a monk, the man's lawyer said.

The settlement is expected to be announced Tuesday at the law offices of Jeff Anderson, and include the university releasing the files of 19 monks. Those will include the personnel and incident file of the Rev. Allen Tarlton, who repeatedly sexually abused the plaintiff when he was a freshman at St. John's Preparatory School in 1977.

The case is scheduled for trial May 4 in Stearns County.

The files of 18 monks who are deemed likely to have offended against minors are expected to be released publicly in the coming months.