Diocese of Winona releases list of 14 priests; victims’ advocates hope to get internal files

MINNESOTA
Winona Daily News

[Documents via Jeff Anderson & Associates
12-3-2013 Order
Diocese of Winona List of 14
Doe 1 Summons and Complaint 5-29-13
Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis List
Timeline of efforts to have Winona’s list released
Winona List of 14 photos
Leo C. Koppala]

By Jerome Christenson, Abby Eisenberg and Brian Voerding news@winonadailynews.com

The names of 14 Diocese of Winona priests credibly accused of child sexual abuse are now public, nearly a decade after they were first collected.

The diocese released the names Monday in response to a court order earlier this month. Bishop John Quinn called it a “very difficult morning,” and advocates for abuse victims described the release as a big, but only the first, step toward healing and justice.

Those on the list have worked at 45 parishes in…