MINNESOTA
Fox 9
[with video]
video report by Iris Perez
On Thursday, the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis revealed that 7 of the men church leaders believe have been credibly accused of child sex abuse spent at least a year leading congregations in Faribault, Minn.
Attorney Jeff Anderson’s office reports at least 15 victims are connected to the following men:
– Dennis Kampa
– Lee Krautkremer
– Gilbert DeSutter
– John Brown
– Richard Jeub
– Patrick Ryan
– Albert Longley
All of the priests led churches in Faribault for between a year and a decade between the years of 1922 and 2000, but some stayed even longer. Anderson believes that’s because the church had a habit of purposely moving accused clergy to serve in the quiet, rural city, away from victims who had reported them.
“Sometimes they would place known offenders in rural parishes, where they’re less likely to be known to the victims that reported the crimes,” Anderson said.
While all those listed have been permanently removed from ministry or no longer serve, the list shows allegations against Longley and six others have been kept secret for decades. In fact, allegations against Ryan and Longley were revealed for the first time Thursday.
“My name is Finnegan. Once it got misspelled with an S — Sinnigan. That’s so true; we all sin,” Father Kevin Finnegan told Fox 9 News.
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