MINNESOTA
Minnesota Public Radio
Madeleine Baran Aug 4, 2015
Whistleblower Jennifer Haselberger has filed a claim against the Twin Cities archdiocese for at least $50,000 for alleged defamation.
The claim filed Monday in the archdiocese’s bankruptcy case said the defamation occurred after June 6, 2014. It did not elaborate.
Haselberger resigned as the archdiocese’s chancellor for canonical affairs in April 2013 and contacted MPR News in July 2013 to reveal a cover-up of clergy sex abuse. She had served as a top adviser to then-Archbishop John Nienstedt since 2008.
More than 300 people who say they were sexually abused by priests have also filed claims in the bankruptcy. Parishes, schools and other entities also filed claims.
Haselberger’s claim was one of several filed on the final day for creditors to come forward.
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