MINNESOTA
West Central Tribune
ST. PAUL — A St. Paul law firm has scheduled a news conference for Monday afternoon regarding sexual abuse allegations against a Catholic priest who once served in Willmar.
Two women are scheduled to speak out about the abuse committed by the late Rev. David A. Roney, according to a release from Anderson and Associates in St. Paul.
Roney served at St. Mary’s Church in Willmar in the 1960s and 1970s.
According to the news release, the law firm will be filing two lawsuits on behalf of three women. The suits claim that the New Ulm Diocese was negligent in allowing Roney to have continued access to children even after receiving reports of inappropriate behavior with girls.
The lawsuits will be the first ones filed regarding Roney under the Minnesota Child Victims Act, which was passed by the Legislature this year and became law on Aug. 1.
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