MINNESOTA
Minnesota Public Radio
by Laura Yuen, Minnesota Public Radio
November 13, 2013
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Police investigators are sifting through new evidence coming from people who say they were sexually abused by Catholic priests.
St. Paul Police spokesman Howie Padilla said since the department issued a call for victims to come forward four weeks ago, several people have responded.
“Some folks have courageously, bravely come forward to tell their stories,” Padilla said. “We’re looking into those.”
Police urged the public to contact investigators after they re-opened their investigation into the Rev. Jonathan Shelley and the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis. The call for help came after MPR News reported that the archdiocese discovered pornography on Shelley’s computer in 2004 — images that the archdiocese’s internal investigation concluded were “borderline illegal.”
Police wouldn’t say how many people came forward to report abuse.
But Padilla said the victim accounts are providing new evidence for investigators.
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