MINNESOTA
Minnesota Public Radio
Madeleine Baran St. Paul, Minn. Sep 17, 2014
The Rev. Michael Keating, who was sued for alleged child sex abuse last year, has resigned from his position as a Catholic Studies professor at the University of St. Thomas, according to a statement published Tuesday on the university’s website.
Keating had been on a leave of absence since October 2013.
“After careful consideration of my current situation in light of my employment options and long-standing goals, I have decided to resign my faculty position with the University of St. Thomas effective immediately,” Keating wrote in his resignation letter, according to the statement. “I have greatly enjoyed my time at the university and take with me fond memories of the St. Thomas community.”
A university spokesman declined to comment.
The university’s statement does not refer to the abuse allegations against Keating. They became public in October 2013, when a woman sued the priest, claiming that he sexually abused her in the late 1990s when she was about 13 to 15 years old. The lawsuit remains unresolved.
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