ST. LOUIS (MO)
KSDK
[with video]
Stephanie Diffin, KSDK June 11, 2014
ST. LOUIS – There are new developments in a priest sex abuse case out of Minnesota. The Archdiocese of St. Louis says Archbishop Carlson knew a crime had been committed when he learned of the abuse.
That abuse was happening where Carlson was serving in Minneapolis – St. Paul more than 30 years ago. So now, questions are being raised about why Carlson did not report the crimes to police.
In a conference call Wednesday, Archbishop Carlson’s attorney, Charles Goldberg, said reporting the abuse at the time of the abuse was not mandatory. He also pointed out that Carlson did not discourage the victim’s parents from going to police. The abuser in the case is former Minnesota Priest Thomas Adamson. His deposition for a lawsuit in Minnesota was just released by a Minneapolis area law firm Wednesday.
In the deposition, Adamson responds “Yes,” to the question “Did you abuse that kid?” He goes on to say it happened several times.
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