MINNESOTA
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Summary of Case: Kern was accused in 1993 of having molested a 15 year-old boy in a swimming pool in 1977. Church officials told Kern’s accuser that there were allegations against Kern dating back to 1969. The man sued and received a settlement; he claimed he was promised that Kern would never work in another parish or be around children. It came to light in 2002 that, since 1995, Kern was in active parish ministry; the parish had a school and a religious education program.
Ordained: Dec. 17, 1966
Incardinated: St. Paul-Minneapolis
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