MINNESOTA
Pioneer Press
By Mara H. Gottfried
mgottfried@pioneerpress.com
POSTED: 12/18/2013
St. Paul police met with the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis vicar general Wednesday, the day after the police chief said the archdiocese has not cooperated with investigations into alleged clerical sex abuse.
“At today’s meeting, officials answered some questions and set plans for discussions in near future to answer others,” St. Paul police said in a statement Wednesday afternoon.
The meeting was with Vicar General the Rev. Charles Lachowitzer and an archdiocese attorney, according to police, who also said additional details wouldn’t be public at this time. Archdiocese spokesman James Accurso said church officials had no immediate comment about the meeting.
Police Chief Thomas Smith expressed frustration Tuesday that investigators’ request to speak with clergy staff had been refused, and that the archdiocese planned to make only an attorney available to police. After Smith’s public comments, the archdiocese issued a statement saying that Lachowitzer would accompany an attorney to the meeting.
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