MINNESOTA
Digital Journal
By Brett Wilkins
Dec 16, 2013
Winona – The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Winona, Minnesota has released the names of 14 priests suspected of raping or sexually abusing children.
CBS Minnesota reports the archdiocese filed the list in the Ramsey County District Court on Monday, a little more than a week after John Van de North ordered it and the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis to release the names of 46 suspected pedophile priests by December 17. The larger archdiocese named 34 accused clergy sex abusers earlier this month. Archbishop John Nienstedt also apologized for the “insufferable harm” suffered by victims of the abuse.
Of the 14 priests named by the Winona archdiocese, nine are now dead. Of the five who are still alive, only one has been removed from the priesthood. Three priests are in the process of being ousted and one is on administrative leave pending the outcome of a criminal case.
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