MINNESOTA
Minnesota Public Radio
by Tom Scheck, Minnesota Public Radio
November 14, 2013
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis has hired a Los Angeles-based consulting firm to review the personnel files of all its priests, as part of the church’s approach to dealing with allegations of clergy sexual abuse and misconduct.
The archdiocese on Thursday said it hired Kinsale Management Consulting to conduct a review of the priest files. The firm was founded by Kathleen McChesney, a former top FBI official and former head of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Office for Child and Youth Protection.
A statement by the archdiocese said the review process is slated to begin in early December and will start with clergy currently in ministry.
The firm did not provide a timeline for when they will finish their work or how much the review will cost the archdiocese.
“Their expertise and leadership in addressing the problem of abuse of minors will ensure that Kinsale’s review of our clergy files will be objective and thorough,” Archbishop John Nienstedt said in a prepared statement. “With the benefit of this level of review, we will proceed confidently with ongoing disclosure.”
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