MINNESOTA
KAAL
By: Dave Aeikens
A former Foley Catholic elementary school student is suing St. Cloud Diocese and a former priest, saying he was abused by a priest that officials knew had abused children.
The suit claims the 50-year-old was abused by the Rev. James Thoennes in the 1970s at the home of Thoennes’s mother in Central Minnesota while he was a student at St. John’s Elementary School.
The suit claims the priest was allowed to continue working and was allowed unlimited access to children including the plaintiff.
The complaint also alleges the Diocese created a public nuisance about how it has handled the charges against Thoennes and 25 other priest alleged to have abused children.
A statement from St. Cloud Diocese said diocese officials have not seen the complaint.
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