MINNESOTA
Minnesota Public Radio
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by Conrad Wilson, Minnesota Public Radio
January 31, 2012
St. Cloud, Minn. — For at least the last 10 years, Catholic dioceses across the country have created lists of priests credibly accused of sexual misconduct.
The lists have long been kept private by church officials. But over the last decade, dioceses in San Diego, Chicago, Boston and other cities have released such lists, largely under pressure.
None of the six dioceses in Minnesota have yet published the names of the priests credibly accused. But some want that to change.
Among them is St. Paul Attorney Jeff Anderson, who is well-known for representing victims and alleged victims of sexual abuse. As part of a settlement he reached last year with St. John’s Abbey in Collegeville, the abbey released the names of 18 monks credibly accused of sexual abuse or misconduct.
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