New Ulm Diocese Named in Another Priest Sex Abuse Lawsuit

By Dan Ruiter
KEYC
October 17, 2014

http://www.keyc.com/story/26816512/new-ulm-diocese-named-in-another-priest-sex-abuse-lawsuit

The Diocese of New Ulm is hit with another lawsuit over priest sexual abuse allegations.

The Plaintiff identified as John Doe 116 is suing the Diocese, claiming church leaders were negligent in their supervision of Father Michael Skoblik.

Skoblik served in the New Ulm Diocese from 1965 to 1988.

He died in 1989.

The lawsuit was filed in September in Brown County District Court.

Back in September, we told you that Skoblik has been named in another lawsuit against the Diocese. Like that lawsuit, this one involves a boy in Silver Lake.

This lawsuit, filed by Minneapolis-based attorney Patrick Noaker, alleges that back in 1968, Father Skoblik forced an eleven year old boy to perform sex acts more than 100 times, and that Skoblik threatened the boy if he told anyone about the abuse, or if the boy refused to comply with Skoblik's demands.

The lawsuit seeks in excess of $50,000 plus attorney's fees.

Calls to a spokesperson from the New Ulm Diocese were not returned.