Fr. Michael Jerome Keating

Ordained: 2002
Status: Settled

Diocese: Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN

Ordained at age 46. A woman filed suit 10/14/2013 alleging he sexually abused her in the late 1990s for 2-3 years, beginning when she was 13 and he was in seminary and would visit her family for meals. She told her family in 2006 and went to the Archdiocese. After investigating, the Archdiocese found insufficient evidence yet placed him under certain restrictions. Keating went on leave 10/13/2013 from the University of St. Thomas. Police reports indicate the possible sexual abuse of a 14-year-old girl in Italy. Keating denied all allegations. Not included on the Archdiocese’s 12/5/2013 list of accused. Keating resigned 9/17/20/14 from his position at St. Thomas. Claim included in a $210M settlement with 450 MN victims in 5/2018.

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