MINNEOSOTA
St. Cloud Times
Bishop Donald Kettler of the Diocese of St. Cloud will have a series of listening sessions in August following allegations of sexual abuse committed by three priests of the diocese.
Four civil lawsuits allege abuse by the Revs. Robert Smith, William Wey and James Thoennes. The suits name the Diocese of St. Cloud as a defendant.
Smith and Wey have been dead for more than 25 years. Thoennes lives in St. Cloud under restrictions.
The listening sessions will be at parishes in areas of the diocese where the three men served. According to a news release from the diocese, the gatherings are “an opportunity for the bishop to acknowledge the accusations, listen and answer questions, and encourage any other abuse victims to come forward.”
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