MINNESOTA
KARE
Dana Thiede, KARE December 18, 2015
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Ramsey County Attorney’s Office and the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis have hammered out a settlement involving a civil case accusing the Archdiocese of failing to protect children from predatory priests.
Ramsey County Attorney John Choi will share details of the settlement in a press conference shortly.
A criminal case filed in conjunction with the civil proceedings is moving forward. That matter was continued during a hearing Friday morning. The next court date will be set four to six weeks down the road.
Choi and his office levied civil and criminal charges against the Archdiocese for failing to monitor the activities of former priest Curtis Wehmeyer. Wehmeyer was convicted in 2012 of sexually abusing two brothers and possessing child pornography while serving as pastor at the Parish of the Blessed Sacrament on St. Paul’s east side. He is currently serving a 5-year sentence.
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