MINNESOTA
Pioneer Press
By Andy Greder
agreder@pioneerpress.com
POSTED: 10/13/2013
A lawsuit alleging a St. Paul priest and University of St. Thomas professor “engaged in sexual contact” as a seminary student with a girl will be filed Monday.
The lawsuit against Michael Keating will be filed in Ramsey County District Court, attorney Jeff Anderson said in a statement Sunday evening.
Anderson said the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis had knowledge of these claims in 2006. Anderson said he will provide information about the abuse and how the archdiocese handled the report at a Monday news conference. He said he also will present photos and a statement from the now 20-year-old victim.
Keating has taken a voluntary leave of absence from the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, said archdiocese spokesman Jim Accurso, who declined further comment.
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