Minn. Supreme Court to consider whether repressed memories relevant in sexual abuse

MINNESOTA
The Republic

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
First Posted: January 09, 2012

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Supreme Court is expected to hear a case Monday that involves repressed memories and priest sexual abuse.

A lawsuit by James Keenan against the Archdiocese of Minneapolis and St. Paul and the Diocese of Winona falls outside the statute of limitations. Keenan alleges he was abused by a priest sometime between 1980 and 1982. Minnesota law requires individuals to bring a lawsuit within six years of turning 18 or when they knew about the abuse.

Keenan alleges he was abused by a priest sometime between 1980 and 1982.

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