MINNESOTA
Northlands News Center
January 2, 2014
Duluth, MN (NNCNOW.com) — St. Louis County Attorney Mark Rubin is voicing his concerns that the Duluth Diocese never reported sexual abuse of a minor by a priest to law enforcement following last week’s release of names of priests accused of sexual abuse.
In the letter, Rubin says the allegations came too late, after the statute of limitations had expired. The County Attorney says he has spoken with three women who told him they were abused by Father Cornelius Kelleher, however, none of them wanted to report the allegations to law enforcement.
Rubin did acknowledge though that the Diocese of Duluth took immediate action to remove Father Kelleher from where he was residing and prohibited him from further acting publicly acting as a priest after one of the women had reported it to the Diocese.
According to the Diocese, the victim asked that her privacy be respected and as a result, the allegations of sexual abuse were not reported to law enforcement or social services.
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