Twin Cities Archbishop Nienstedt under investigation for sexual misconduct

MINNESOTA
Star Tribune

Article by: JEAN HOPFENSPERGER , Star Tribune Updated: July 1, 2014

Nienstedt says allegations of sexual misconduct with seminarians and priests are “absolutely false.”

The Archdiocese of St Paul and Minneapolis announced Tuesday that it is conducting an internal investigation of Archbishop John Nienstedt, following allegations of sexual misconduct.

The announcement came following a blog in Commonweal Magazine, which claimed Nienstedt was being investigated for inappropriate sexual conduct with seminarians, priests and other men. The blog cites church whistleblower Jennifer Haselberger, the archdiocese’s former top canon lawyer, as the source of the information.

The conduct allegedly occurred during Nienstedt’s work in the Archdiocese of Detroit, as Bishop of New Ulm and as coadjudicator in the Twin Cities diocese.

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