MINNESOTA
MinnPost
By Brian Lambert
More “overlooked” priests … . The Winona Daily News reports, “The Diocese of Winona released a list today of 14 priests who have been credibly accused of child sexual abuse. Those on the list have worked at 45 parishes in 44 cities across southern Minnesota. All but five of the priests on the list are deceased, and some have not been active in the diocese for decades. Some of the priests were suspended and then defrocked, while others left the diocese voluntarily or died before any formal action was taken. The diocese’s list contains 13 names identified by a 2004 nationwide study to determine the scope of clergy sex abuse, as well as a 14th name, one priest accused of abuse since 2004, which the diocese was ordered to release by early January.”
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