MINNESOTA
The Journal
January 7, 2014
By Fritz Busch – Staff Writer , The Journal
NEW ULM – An attorney for the Diocese of New Ulm asked for the dismissal of a nuisance claim in a lawsuit alleging sexual misconduct involving two female minors by deceased diocese priest the Rev. David Roney Monday in Brown County District Court.
The nuisance claim, part of a lawsuit filed Sept. 12, 2013 by attorney Jeff Anderson of St. Paul, demands disclosure of the names of priests of the diocese who have been accused of sexual misconduct with minors reported to the John Jay Report, commissioned by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, based on surveys done by Roman Catholic dioceses in the United States from 1950 to 2002.
Hearing arguments for and against dismissal of the nuisance motion filed by Anderson, Judge Robert Docherty said he would rule on the case as soon as possible.
Waite Park attorney Thomas Wieser, representing the Diocese of New Ulm, said case law suggests the accusation that the Diocese of New Ulm’s inability to notify the public of the names of two priests whose names were reported to the John Jay Study “didn’t satisfy the burden of proof.” He did not list the names of priests accused of molesting children at the hearing.
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