MINNESOTA
KSTP
A Ramsey County judge ruled Tuesday that key leaders in the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis will have to answer for their alleged actions for the first time ever, according to KSTP reporter Beth McDonough.
Archbishop John Nienstedt and Father Kevin McDonough will have to go on the record and talk with investigators about how the church handled sex abuse allegations made against priests in local parishes.
The transcript of the depositions of Archbishop Nienstedt and Father McDonough will be sealed.
The judge also ruled the diocese must release the list of priests accused of sex crimes that happened after 2004, to the court and victim’s attorneys by Feb. 18.
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