MINNESOTA
KARE
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Ramsey County Attorney’s Office has declined to file charges against Archbishop John Nienstedt in connection to an alleged groping incident.
Police conducted an extensive investigation surrounding an allegation that Nienstedt inappropriately touched a boy during a photo session at a confirmation ceremony at the Cathedral of St. Paul on May 5, 2009.
On Tuesday, the Ramsey County Attorney’s Office concluded there was insufficient evidence to prosecute Nienstedt.
In the investigation, the boy told police that Nienstedt moved his hand down his back and to his buttocks. He said that he thought it was “creepy,” but he said he did not feel violated.The boy told police that he was concerned about the attention the incident was receiving and he did not believe it was significant.
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