MINNESOTA
Minnesota Public Radio
Elizabeth Baier · Rochester, Minn. · Apr 10, 2015
The Diocese of Winona on Friday released the names of two more priests accused of sexual abuse and said it doesn’t expect more disclosures.
The men — the Rev. Harold Mountain and the Rev. Thomas Duane — were previously unknown to the public. They served in the diocese for more than four decades. Both men have since died.
Mountain served in several parishes during his 47 years with the diocese. He retired in 1989 and died in 2006. According to his priest file, Mountain’s victim was a young boy.
Duane served in parishes and at a high school during his 41 years with the diocese. He retired in 1979 and died in 1993. According to his file, Duane’s victim was an adolescent woman.
The disclosures were prompted by recently obtained information by the Diocese of Winona and the review of the diocese’s priest files as part of a settlement in a clergy abuse lawsuit, said victims’ attorney Mike Finnegan.
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