MINNESOTA
KARE
ST. PAUL, Minn. – A published report says an official list from the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis of 33 priests “credibly accused” of sexual abuse was incomplete.
Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) News says the actual number is more than double the official count.
MPR reports its investigation found the archdiocese dealt with allegations and suspicions of child sexual abuse involving at least 70 clergy members since 1950.
The priests served in nearly every parish of the archdiocese, according to MPR, which based its own list on a review of other lists compiled by church officials, court records, private settlements, police reports and church documents.
MPR says the list included men who admitted abusing children, such as the Rev. Gerald Funcheon, who testified under oath in 2012 that he had sexually abused a number of boys. “I couldn’t count ’em up,” he said. “I’ll go, I don’t know. I’ll go to 18 … I can’t give you a number on this.”
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