MINNESOTA
Pioneer Press
By Emily Gurnon
egurnon@pioneerpress.com
POSTED: 08/04/2014
Plaintiffs’ attorney Jeffrey Anderson released the names of eight priests from the Diocese of New Ulm who had been “credibly accused” of sexual abusing minors.
Six of the names had previously been made public through lawsuits, but two — the Rev. John L. Gleason and the Rev. John M. Murphy — had not. Both men have since died.
The other priests are David A Roney, Francis Markey, Vincent Fitzgerald, William J. Marks, Michael G. Skoblik and Douglas L. Schleisman. Schleisman is the only one believed to still be alive.
Anderson obtained the names through a deposition taken by his co-counsel, Michael Finnegan, of the Rev. Francis J. Garvey, as part of two lawsuits. Garvey served on the priest personnel board of the diocese and was privy to information about offending priests.
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