MINNESOTA
KSTP
By: Scott Theisen
A judge ordered the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis to release the names of 46 priests accused of sexually abusing minors.
The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis said it was prepared to release 30 of the 33 names of priests accused of sexually abusing minors if it gets a court order.
Ramsey County Judge John Van de North ordered all 33 of the St. Paul and Minneapolis priests’ names, parishes and whether they’re alive or dead to be made public, plus an additional 13 from Winona by Dec. 17.
The names include 29 priests on a 2004 list of priests deemed to have been credibly accused of abuse, plus one who had a substantiated claim leveled against him later.
Van de North said any investigation into church abuse must be done by a third party.
An archdiocese attorney said one priest that it does not want included in the list is a member of a religious order and nothing shows he served in the archdiocese. The other three are priests for whom the archdiocese says the allegations can’t be substantiated.
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