MINNESOTA
KSTP
St. Paul police say some questions have been answered and they set plans for more discussions during a meeting with the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis Wednesday.
The meeting comes after St. Paul Police Chief Tom Smith said Tuesday archdiocesan officials have not been very cooperative on priest sex abuse cases. He urged the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis to be more forthcoming with information on previous allegations of sex abuse.
Two clergy and attorneys were in attendance for the archdiocese at Wednesday’s meeting. No details will be made public, according to a Tweet from St. Paul police.
In a news conference Tuesday Smith, “I want to let the public know one thing: let me be very clear on this. We have through written and verbal requests made clear our desire to speak to individuals connected to the archdiocese and we have been told no.”
Smith says police have not had the access to interview clergy members in recent investigations into the previous allegations. As late as last week, Smith said they were told no.
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