MINNESOTA
Independent
June 15, 2015
Associated Press
A man who says he was sexually abused by a Minnesota priest decades ago is welcoming the resignation of St. Paul-Minneapolis Archbishop John Nienstedt.
Al Michaud (mih-SHAWD’) sued the archdiocese in the 1980s, long before Nienstedt led the archdiocese, and eventually settled.
The 54-year-old Michaud called Nienstedt’s resignation a “huge step” but says more needs to happen.
Niendstedt resigned Monday, 10 days after Minnesota prosecutors filed criminal charges accusing the archdiocese of failing to protect children.
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