MINNESOTA
KSTP

By: Megan Stewart

The names of Twin Cities priests accused of sexual abuse could be released Monday if a Ramsey County judge decides to make the list public.

Archbishop John Nienstedt said he would disclose the names, locations and status of these men in November with “permission of the relevant court.”

The archdiocese said a protective order has been in place in Ramsey County District Court since 2009 related to the disclosure.

On Friday, the archdiocese said it just learned that a meeting with a Ramsey County judge has now been scheduled for Dec. 2. The archdiocese said the need for court approval will delay its schedule for disclosure. But the archdiocese said it is prepared to release information once the judge approves the plan.