MINNESOTA
Star Tribune
Article by: JACKIE CROSBY , Star Tribune Updated: October 5, 2013
A former employee of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis on Saturday asked that the archbishop conduct a “comprehensive, external review” of files of all clergy.
Jennifer Haselberger, 38, said she resigned from her job as chancellor for canonical affairs last fall because top church officials failed to pursue her allegations of sexual and other misconduct involving several members of the clergy.
Haselberger is at the center of an investigation that sparked the sudden resignation this week of Peter Laird, who held the No. 2 position at the archdiocese.
In a prepared statement Saturday, Haselberger made a plea for action, asking that Archbishop John Nienstedt “take his responsibilities toward the protection of the young and the vulnerable seriously.”
Haselberger asked that Nienstedt review clergy files and “remove from ministry and make public the list of clergy who have been determined to have engaged in acts of sexual misconduct, as well as those whom could reasonably be assumed to pose a threat to children and young people. Until this occurs, I do not believe that it can be said that the Archdiocese is honoring its promise to protect.”
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