MINNESOTA
St. Cloud Times
Stephanie Dickrell, sdickrell@stcloudtimes.com May 29, 2016
Bishop Donald Kettler asked for the prayers of area Catholics on Sunday as the Diocese of St. Cloud issued a statement confirming the number of sexual abuse claims made against it.
On Wednesday, May 25, a three-year window closed that temporarily lifted the civil statute of limitations on allegations of sexual abuse of minors in Minnesota.
A total of 74 claims were made against the diocese, according to the statement.
The statements name 31 members of the clergy who served in the diocese. Out of the 131 parishes in the diocese, 30 were named in the claims.
The diocese had been served with less than a dozen cases in the Child Victims Act window before Monday.
The claims are related to abuse alleged to have happened many years ago, according to the statement. In most cases, it was several decades ago.
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