MINNESOTA
Houston Chronicle
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A man who was sexually abused by a priest in 1976 can move forward with his claim that the St. Paul-Minneapolis Archdiocese created a public nuisance by failing to warn the public about a problem priest.
In a written order filed Tuesday, Ramsey County Judge John Van de North says a reasonable jury could find that the archdiocese and the Diocese of Winona permitted a situation that endangered public safety.
The case is scheduled for trial on Nov. 3.
Lawyers for the church argued this case doesn’t meet the criteria for a public nuisance claim, and they asked that it be dismissed.
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