MINNESOTA
Fox 9
[with video]
posted by Shelby Capacio
video report by Rob Olson
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KMSP) –
After several high-profile departures at the University of St. Thomas, the president of the Survivor Network of those Abused by Priests says criminal charges need to be filed against key members of the Catholic Church.
Earlier in the week, a 28-year-old woman filed a civil lawsuit against Rev. Michael Keating, claiming that he sexually abused her when she was 13 years old. Keating, a professor at the University of St. Thomas, has since taken a leave of absence from the school.
Yet, he’s not the only one walking out the door following the filing. First, Father Kevin McDonough — vice chair of the Board of Trustees at the university and former vicar general of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis — suddenly resigned.
McDonough had been on the board member for the university since 1991, and Flynn had served as board chair since 1995, and both men were involved in investigating Keating as well as Father Jon Shelley, who is currently under investigation over pornography found on his computer.
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