MINNESOTA
Pioneer Press
By Elizabeth Mohr
emohr@pioneerpress.com
POSTED: 04/16/2015
The judge handling the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis bankruptcy case said Thursday he would approve its request to set an Aug. 3 deadline for victims of clergy sexual abuse to file claims, despite a state law allowing them until May 25, 2016.
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Robert Kressel said he wasn’t convinced that allowing more time for victims to come forward would change anything.
Kressel said he wanted to keep court proceedings moving forward and said that by August most claims and the circumstances around them will likely already be known.
He noted that the deadline could be changed if needed.
“We’re not closing a window on anybody,” Kressel said. “We’re setting a date for timely filing of claims.”
He indicated he would approve the church’s request, but called for several edits to the proposed order. The revised order is expected to be submitted for his signature soon.
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