ST. PAUL (MN)
Pioneer Press
By Emily Gurnon
egurnon@pioneerpress.com
POSTED: 10/17/2013
A St. Paul police commander appealed Thursday to victims of sexual abuse by priests, urging them to come forward and “share your story.”
Commander Mary A. Nash of the family and sexual violence unit told reporters at a news conference that the investigation into “the priest conduct case” continues.
That appeared to be a reference to the case involving Rev. Jonathan Shelley, formerly of St. John the Baptist Church of Hugo. Police reopened an investigation Oct. 4 into whether Shelley had child pornography on a desktop computer he owned in 2004. He has denied that allegation.
“Based on this investigation and previous investigations, the St. Paul police department is seeking victims of sexual abuse perpetrated by members of the Catholic Church,” Nash said.
“We believe this abuse has not yet been reported to law enforcement,” she said. “We could have one victim — which is one too many; we could have 100. We don’t know.”
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