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April 16, 2014 By Melanie Sommer
A second top official with the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis testified under oath Wednesday about his handling of clergy sexual abuse allegations in the St. Paul and Minneapolis archdiocese, in a deposition conducted by an attorney for a sex abuse victim.
Former Vicar General Kevin McDonough was questioned by attorney Jeff Anderson in a downtown St. Paul law office, KSTP reports. The deposition lasted about six and a half hours, and ended around 6 p.m., according to a statement released by Anderson Wednesday evening.
The lawsuit was filed by a man who claims he was sexually abused by a priest, the Rev. Thomas Adamson, in the 1970s when he was assigned to St. Thomas Aquinas Church in St. Paul Park.
Anderson deposed Archbishop John Nienstedt earlier this month in connection with the same lawsuit. It’s the first time either church official has testified under oath about the archdiocese’s handling of clergy sexual abuse cases dating back several years.
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