MINNESOTA
Star Tribune
Timeline of charges
2013
February: The Rev. Curtis Wehmeyer is sentenced to prison for abusing two boys in 2010. He is later defrocked.
May: Minnesota Child Victims Act prompts the filing of lawsuits alleging clergy abuse, some decades old.
September: Whistleblower Jennifer Haselberger says church officials knew of Wehmeyer’s sexual misconduct.
December: Under court order, archdiocese releases names of 33 credibly accused priests.
2014
January: Ramsey County declines to charge church officials in Wehmeyer case, saying it can’t prove they violated law requiring immediate reporting of abuse allegations.
March: Ramsey district judge orders archdiocese to produce files related to credibly accused priests.
April: Archdiocese’s internal task force reports “serious shortcomings” in its handling of child sex abuse.
May: First criminal charges following new law are filed against former priest Francis Hoefgen in Dakota County.
October: Archdiocese and clergy abuse victims reach settlement, including reforms in reporting abuse.
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