MINNESOTA
MinnPost
By Brian Lambert
It didn’t take long … Emily Gurnon of the PiPress writes, “A judge has cleared the way for attorneys in a sexual abuse case to take the depositions of Archbishop John Nienstedt, former Vicar General Kevin McDonough and the Rev. John Brown. Ramsey County District Judge John Van de North also ruled during a hearing Tuesday that the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis and the Diocese of Winona must disclose the names and other information regarding priests accused of sexual abuse of children since 2004. The information is due to the court by Feb. 18.”
Madeleine Baran of MPR says, “Nienstedt will be questioned on the policies and practices of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis in handling abuse allegations, including whether the archdiocese followed its own policies. The judge repeatedly noted that retired Archbishop Harry Flynn led the national committee that drafted the church’s standards for clergy sexual abuse cases. He said he didn’t know why those policies would not therefore be followed by the archdiocese.”
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