MINNESOTA
KAAL
By: Jennie Olson
A former priest has been charged with two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct for allegedly abusing an altar boy from 1989 to 1991.
The Dakota County charges allege that 63-year-old Francis Hoefgen repeatedly abused an altar boy at St. Elizabeth Ann Seaton Catholic Church in Hastings. The victim was 9-12 years old during the period of abuse.
Dakota County Attorney James Backstrom and Hastings Police Chief Bryan Schafer will host a press conference at 2 p.m. Wednesday to discuss the charges.
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