MINNESOTA
Star Tribune
Updated: March 18, 2014
Archdiocese had asked to seal the abuse documents, but judge denies motion.
By Jean Hopfensperger hopfen@startribune.com
A judge reaffirmed Tuesday that the St. Paul-Minneapolis Archdiocese must make its files related to child sex abuse cases public.
The archdiocese had requested that its files on priests who sexually abused children should be sealed.
But Ramsey County District Court Judge John Van de North denied the motion Tuesday, paving the way for the release of thousands of pages of documents on priests who were credibly charged with abusing children from 1970 to 1985.
The move comes in response to a lawsuit filed by an alleged victim of former priest Tom Adamson.
“The files will reveal who knew what, when, and what they did about it,” said Jeff Anderson, the victim’s attorney.
In a statement released Tuesday afternoon, the archdiocese said it looks forward to working with the court and the opposing parties to comply with the ruling, adding that the decision is consistent with the rulings made from the bench at a Feb. 11 court hearing.
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