MINNESOTA
Post-Bulletin
[the list]
Kay Fate, kfate@postbulletin.com
The names of 14 priests considered “credibly accused” child abusers have been released by the Diocese of Winona.
Though at least one — Thomas Adamson — has been in the news for many years, the list provided some surprises, said a St. Paul attorney whose firm has represented dozens of the victims.
The diocese was ordered by a Ramsey County judge to release the names of the accused in the wake of a lawsuit that stemmed from an abuse case involving Adamson. The plaintiff said the Winona Diocese knew Adamson had been abusing children for years, but simply moved him around from parish to parish — until he eventually molested the plaintiff in 1976-77.
The diocese’s list covers the period from 1950 to 2002. A separate list exists of clergy credibly accused of abuse after 2004. That list has not been made public.
The list includes the names of the priests and the parishes they served. What it doesn’t reveal is when the abuse occurred, what the abuse was, how the church handled the reports of abuse and how the information was concealed.
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