MINNESOTA
Star Tribune
JEAN HOPFENSPERGER , Star Tribune Updated: February 11, 2014
A Ramsey District Court judge Tuesday ordered the Archdiocese of St. Paul-Minneapolis to allow lawyers for an alleged clergy abuse victim to depose Archbishop John Nienstedt and former Vicar General Kevin McDonough. The depositions are to take place within 30 days.
Judge John Van de North also ordered the archdiocese to create a list of all priests accused of sexually abusing minors since 2004. The list must be prepared by Feb. 18.
Van de North also said attorneys for the plaintiff could begin reviewing internal church documents related to clergy abuse.
“This is a very important case … This has become a bellwether case,” said Van de North, referring to the demands on the archdiocese to provide information.
St. Paul attorney Jeff Anderson, lawyer for the alleged victim John Doe 1, called the ruling a “giant move forward.”
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