MINNESOTA
WDIO
By: Laurie Stribling
lstribling@wdio.com
The Diocese of Duluth is working to raise awareness after a retired priest was credibly accused of sexually abusing a minor.
“As difficult as it is, as members of a family we need to talk about these things,” Bishop Paul Sirba said. “These are issues in our church and in our society.”
During a press conference Monday, clergy with the Diocese of Duluth addressed the accusation that they said happened decades ago. Sirba said Father Cornelius Kelleher sexually abused a girl while working at St. Joseph’s Church in Chisholm from 1975 to 1986.
Sirba said Kelleher retired in July of last year and the victim came forward just a couple months later. In October, he said Kelleher was put on leave.
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