NORTH DAKOTA
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March 9, 2020
By Akshay Pai
New documents have named more than 50 priests with substantiated allegations of sexual abuse against a minor
A disgraced former North Dakota priest said he’s not remorseful for sexual assaults he carried out on young children decades ago.
New documents released following an investigation into more than 50 Catholic Clergy from the Fargo and Bismarck Dioceses have named 53 priests with substantiated allegations of sexual abuse of a minor, including one Martin Cullen.
Cullen from Fargo was removed from the ministry in 1992 because of the allegations and admitted to Valley News Live that he sexually abused two children but said he wasn’t sorry for his crimes. He did concede he regretted the emotional abuse his victims may feel now but said no more.
Other priests mentioned in those documents include Fernando Sayasaya, who was sentenced to 20 years in prison for molesting two children in Cass County, and Abraham Anthony, who was charged in Stutsman County for sex crimes against boys in 2000 but fled to India and died before he could be arrested.
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