MINNESOTA
KAAL
(ABC 6 News) – Two weeks ago, the Winona Diocese was ordered by a judge to release the names of priests credibly accused of sexual abuse. Thirteen were on that list, and the 14th is actually being criminally charged. The others likely won’t, because the evidence is long gone
Before this year, victims who were sexually abused as children had only until age 24 to report their attackers. That changed with two votes by the Minnesota legislature.
“The law allows them now to come forward and take action and get help,” attorney Jeff Anderson said back in August.
Soon after Governor Dayton signed the bill ending the statute of limitations into law, victims started coming forward.
We spoke with an alleged victim in August who says he was abused by a priest more than 50 years ago
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