MINNESOTA
Star Tribune
Article by: JEAN HOPFENSPERGER , Star Tribune Updated: October 13, 2014
A settlement has been reached in a historic lawsuit that had forced the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis to make public the names and personnel files of priests who had abused children over the past four decades.
Attorneys for the archdiocese and the victim’s attorney Jeff Anderson met with Ramsey District Court Judge John Van de North Monday morning. Van de North has filed an order for dismissal of the case.
As part of the settlement, 17 child protection protocols have been implemented by the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis and the Diocese of Winona, both defendants in the case. Details will be announced at a news conference this afternoon.
The financial settlement will not be made public, under the request of the man identified as John Doe 1, who filed the lawsuit that has rocked the Catholic Church in Minnesota.
However, the settlement includes a process for making public the names and church files of priests accused of abuse that are currently sealed, something that the archdiocese had long opposed.
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