MINNESOTA
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ST. PAUL – The former Vicar General for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis testified Wednesday about church sexual abuse cases.
The deposition was in downtown St. Paul in the Law offices of the Attorneys of the Archdiocese
Kevin McDonough answered questions under oath regarding how top church leaders handled child abuse allegations.
The deposition lasted over six hours.
Jeff Anderson, the attorney for the alleged sex abuse victims, says McDonough did not answer the final question in the deposition.
In a written news release from Jeff Anderson’s law firm, Anderson says he asked “Father McDonough if he, Jeff Anderson, had exaggerated the risk posed to the public by the practices employed by the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis. McDonough replied there has been some exaggeration in some cases. When asked what instances those were, McDonough refused to answer the question and was instructed by his attorneys that the deposition had concluded and time had expired.”
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