MINNESOTA
Pioneer Press
By Emily Gurnon and Kristi Belcamino
Pioneer Press
POSTED: 10/13/2014
Years ago, he was a young Minnesota priest — and alleged rapist
A Ramsey County judge has signed the order dismissing a sweeping priest sexual abuse lawsuit, both sides announced Monday morning.
“Doe 1 has settled,” plaintiff’s attorney Jeff Anderson told reporters outside the chambers of Judge John Van de North.
The Rev. Charles Lachowitzer, vicar general of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, concurred. “It’s good to be on the same side,” he said.
Though financial terms will remain confidential, the parties will hold a news conference at 1 p.m. Monday at the Landmark Center in St. Paul to announce what Anderson called a new set of “protocols … to ensure transparency and child protection.”
“As part of this historic settlement, 17 child protection protocols have been implemented by the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis and the Diocese of Winona,” Anderson said in a written statement.
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