MINNESOTA
St. Cloud Times
Written by
David Unze
ST. PAUL — Three former St. John’s Abbey priests are on a list of clergy who have been credibly accused of sexual misconduct; the list was released Thursday by the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis.
Fran Hoefgen, Cosmas Dahlheimer and Brennan Maiers had previously been publicly named by the abbey as having credible allegations of sexual misconduct against them. They were among 34 priests listed Thursday by the Twin Cities archdiocese after a Ramsey County judge recently ruled that the archdiocese could release the names.
The list released Thursday includes the names of eight men who had not been publicly named before and includes 30 believed to have molested children. Four have claims against them that could not be substantiated.
St. John’s Abbey previously posted lists of monks and priests who faced credible allegations of various types of misconduct. Some involved the abuse of children, while other conduct included viewing Internet pornography or inappropriate behavior with an adult. …
Abbey list
The names of monk or priests from St. John’s Abbey who have had credible allegations of sexual abuse or misconduct made against them:
Brother Andre Bennett
The Rev. Michael Bik
Brother Isaac Connolly
The Rev. Cosmas Dahlheimer
The Rev. Richard Eckroth
The Rev. John Eidenschink
The Rev. Thomas Gillespie
The Rev. Francis Hoefgen
The Rev. James Kelly
Brother John Kelly
Brother Steven Lilly
The Rev. Brennan Maiers
The Rev. Finian McDonald
The Rev. Dunstan Moorse
Brother Jim Phillips
The Rev. Francisco Schulte
The Rev. Allen Tarlton
The Rev. Bruce Wollmering
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