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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A church document suggests the St. Paul-Minneapolis archdiocese waited two days to tell police of sexual abuse allegations against a priest.
The document obtained by Minnesota Public Radio (http://bit.ly/1fzIb0Q ) is a decree signed by Archbishop John Nienstedt in 2012. MPR says it shows the Archdiocese knew about allegations against the Rev. Curtis Wehmeyer on June 18. But police reports show the archdiocese didn’t report the claims to police until two days later. The law generally requires a priest to report suspected child abuse within 24 hours.
The revelation came after Ramsey County Attorney John Choi said he would not file any charges for failure to report Wehmeyer’s abuse to police. Choi now says he’s taking another look.
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