Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN

86 Accused in This Diocese

Fr. Sebastian (Joseph) Angers

Order: OP
Ordained: 1944
Status: Accused

Died: 06/14/1978
Diocese: Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN

Included on the Dominicans St. Albert the Great Province list 4/21/2022, which notes that the Province first learned of Angers' sexual abuse of young boys in Fall 1975. Removed from ministry, sent to counseling. Sent in Fall 1976 to Villa Pius XII treatment center in Albuquerque NM, then to Via Caeli for treatment in Jemez Springs, where he died in 1978. Named added in 6/2022 to the St. Paul and Minneapolis archdiocese's list of credibly accused. Assigned to St. Albert the Great in Minneapolis 1963-1965 and was Extraordinary Confessor to the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet in St. Paul 1964-1965. Included in the 5/23/2023 IL Attorney General's Report, with at least one "reported survivor."

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Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis Assignments

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The Town Talk (Alexandria, LA) 06.07.69
Dominicans St. Albert the Great Province List 04.21.22
Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis 06.01.22
IL Attorney General’s Report 05.23.23

Fr. Joseph L. Baglio

Ordained: 1944
Status: Sued

Died: 08/23/1997
Diocese: Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN

Identified 2/11/2015 as accused of sexually abusing a minor. A woman reportedly filed a claim alleging that she was molested as a child by Baglio in 1965. He was director of the CYO and the Catholic Youth Center in Minneapolis 1946-1967 and then pastor of Our Lady of Grace in Edina until 1977, when he retired to Miami FL. Baglio returned to the Twin Cities in 1993 and died 8/23/1997.

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Assignment History by Anderson

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Br. Stephen P. Baker

Order: TOR
Status: Settled

Died: 01/26/2013
Diocese: Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN

Teacher/trainer/coach in MN, MI, VA, PA. Molested boys and girls when giving massages for injuries. Removed in 2000 after MI allegation; under supervision. First known abuse was in MN in 1977; reported in 2003, settled in 2005. Settlement in 2012 of Order and JFK HS with 11 men re 1980s abuse announced 1/16/2013. Baker died by suicide 1/26/2013. The Altoona-Johnstown diocese knew of allegations in 2009. Allegations in 2011 surfaced re Bishop McCort HS in Johnstown PA. Multiple lawsuits. An $8M settlement with 88 survivors was announced 10/21/2014. The PA Attorney General announced charges against three TOR Franciscans responsible for Baker's assignments: Giles A. Schinelli, Robert J. D'Aversa, Anthony M. Criscitelli. Rev. Bradley Baldwin, TOR was suspended pending the investigation of his supervisory role. Baker's name was included on the St. Paul-Minneapolis archdiocese's list of credibly accused in 10/2014. The Altoona-Johnstown diocese and TORs settled 28 claims in 9/2016 for $900k. Charges against Schinelli were dismissed due to the statute of limitations in 10/2017. D'Aversa and Criscielli pleaded no contest in 5/2018; they were fined and given 5 years probation. Their probation ended early, in 9/2021. A new lawsuit was filed in 8/2018. Baker's name was on the Youngstown diocese's list 10/29/2018.

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Fr. J. Jerome Boxleitner

Ordained: 1956
Status: Sued

Died: 03/14/2013
Diocese: Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN

Monsignor. Identified 2/11/2015 as accused of child sexual abuse in a notice of claim filed with the archdiocese and its insurers. Boxleitner, who was Director of Catholic Charities 1966-1998, is alleged to have molested a boy 1975-1980 at St. Joseph's Home for Children in Minneapolis. In 7/2014 it was reported that Boxleitner had been accused by Rev. Michael G. Kolar of trying to rape him when Kolar was a seminarian but not a minor. Boxleitner died 3/14/2013.

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Fr. John T. Brown

Ordained: 1948
Status: Sued

Diocese: Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN

A man alleged sexual abuse at age 10 by Brown during sex education 'examinations' in Waverly, MN in the 1960s. A lawsuit asked the Court to unseal the Archdiocese's list of 33 credibly accused priests. Court documents in 2013 say that the Church knew about Brown's examinations as far back as 1966 and that Brown admitted to as many as 15 examinations between 1948 and 1966. He admitted looking but denied touching. He retired in 1991. Permanently removed from ministry in 2002. Included on the Archdiocese's list of credibly accused released 12/05/2013. Brown died in 2016.

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Minnesota Public Radio Assignment Record

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Fr. Ramon Jerome Buckley

Ordained: 1977
Status: Sued

Died: 03/22/1999
Diocese: Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN

Accused in a suit filed 10/2/2014 of sexually touching and forcing oral sex on a boy age 12-14 in the Sacred Heart parish hall in Robbinsdale in 1978-1979. The boy, known in court documents as John Doe 115, also accused the Sacred Heart pastor, Rev. John McGrath, of abusing him in the rectory. Buckley served in the Air Force before ordination and worked in 8 parishes during his career. He died 3/22/1999.

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Partial Assignment History by Noaker Law 10.02.14

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Fr. John J. Bussmann

Ordained: 1980
Status: Convicted

Died: 09/3/2021
Diocese: Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN

Name sometimes spelled "Bussman." The Archdiocese announced in 8/2016 that there were sexual abuse allegations of a minor against Bussman from when he was "still in ministry" in the 1980s. He had been on leave since 2003. Per his obituary there were "red flag warnings" during seminary. Further, he was sent to the Paracletes in NM for "spiritual renewal" during his second assignment. He was not in active ministry 1985-1998, working during that time as a surveyor of nursing and funeral homes. In 1998 Bussmann was assigned as pastor of two parishes which merged in 2001. In 3/2003 he was criminally charged with felony theft, indecent exposure and sexual activity while counseling parishioners. He was convicted in 2005 and sentenced to 48 months in prison, followed by 10 years' probation. He was also required to register as a sex offender. Bussmann was found dead near his houseboat 9/3/2021.

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Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis 08.11.16

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Fr. Michael Joseph Charland

Order: OMI
Ordained: 1971
Status: Settled

Diocese: Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN

Report to the Archdiocese in 2002 that Charland sexually assaulted a boy, age 17, during confession while on Teens Encounter Christ retreat at a St. Paul parish in 1981. Charland was then campus ministry director at St. Thomas College in St. Paul MN. Left the order in 1984, married. Laicized 11/10/1989. Order released name as credibly accused 7/7/2015, and part of a 2/2015 settlement. In 7/2015 he was working as a therapist at a Woodbury MN counseling center. No longer listed on center's site 9/2015; professional license revoked. On Duluth diocese's list 12/3/2015; Springfield-Cape Girardeau diocese's updated list 4/1/2019. It notes abuse in the 1970s, reported in 2018. Charland's file shows that he was removed from his position of Assistant Principal and counselor at St. Henry's Prep Seminary in Belleville IL in 1/1977 because the rector learned he had fondled a boy during counseling while the boy was sitting naked on his lap, and had touched him sexually during other counseling sessions. Charland admitted the abuse. He was quickly and quietly transferred to St. Thomas College. Involved in Teens Encounter Christ in the St. Paul-Minneapolis archdiocese, among other dioceses, with the role of spiritual director. Continued to abuse boys during counseling sessions. Other documents created during the laicization process refer to additional victims and state that Charland's misconduct began before ordination. (The Springfield-Cape Girardeau diocese's list erroneously states that Charland died in 2004; it was accused priest Peter Charland who died in 2004.) On the Belleville diocese's list 9/20/2022. Included on the Diocese of Superior's list in 11/2022; multiple allegations noted, occurring outside of the diocese in the 1970-1980s. Included in the 5/23/2023 IL Attorney General's Report.

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Fr. Eugene S. Corica

Ordained: 1960
Status: Settled

Diocese: Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN

Corica's name was included among 17 released by the Archdiocese in 10/2014, as part of a settlement of priests with substantiated claims of sexual abuse of minors against them. He left ministry 1995. In 10/2014 he was living in Minneapolis.

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Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis 10.23.14

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Bishop Leonard P. Cowley

Ordained: 1938
Status: Sued

Died: 08/18/1973
Diocese: Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN

Identified 2/11/2015 as accused of sexually abusing a minor. A man reportedly filed a claim alleging he was molested at age 15 by Cowley in 1968, on a trip to northern Minnesota. Cowley was pastor at the Basilica of St. Mary in the 1960s and bishop of the Archdiocese from 1957 until his death in 1973.

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BA.org Assignment Record

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Deacon Joseph Damiani

Status: Sued

Diocese: Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN

Ordained for the diaconate in 2009. In public announcements in 11/2012, Damiani's two younger brothers alleged that he sexually abused them between 1967-1970 when he was a teenager and they were young children. Over the years, they had demanded Damiani resign from his deacon duties but he refused. After the public disclosures and complaints to the Archdiocese, Joseph Damiani filed suit in 1/2013 against both brothers and SNAP for defamation. Both younger brothers countersued him. The suit later settled. The Archdiocese reopened its investigation in 6/2014 to clarify certain facts and determined that Damiani would be temporarily removed from ministry. On 10/26/2014 Archbishop Nienstedt announced that he was accepting his Clergy Review Board's determination that Damiani was fit for ministry. Archbishop Nienstedt ended Damiani's leave of absence and restored his faculties, declaring him a 'Deacon in good standing.' Damiani was again removed from ministry in 6/2019 for misuse of parish funds.

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MPR News 02.26.14

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Fr. Richard de Ranitz

Order: OP
Ordained: 1970
Status: Accused

Died: 12/12/2018
Diocese: Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN

Name added to the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis list of credibly accused on 6/1/2022. Per his Order, de Ranitz was removed from public ministry in 1990 after self-reporting that he had sexually abused minors beginning in the 1980s. He died in 2018.

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Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis Assignment Record

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Fr. Gilbert J. DeSutter

Ordained: 1954
Status: Settled

Died: 07/15/2016
Diocese: Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN

In 1993 a boy's father went to the Archdiocese with allegations. An official said the Diocese had a file on DeSutter regarding other sexual misconduct allegations and that DeSutter would be retired. Six years later he was still active. Two lawsuits were filed in 1999; settled out of court. A third suit was filed in 1996; dismissed due to the statute of limitations. Limited ministry 1998-2003. Moved to AZ without privileges, but was saying masses in 2002. Permanently removed from ministry in 2003. Died in 7/2016.

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BA.org Assignment Record

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Fr. Patrick Joseph Dinya

Status: Sued

Diocese: Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN

Extern priest from the Diocese of Dodoma in Tanzania living at St. Leo's in St. Paul while attending the College of St. Thomas. He received a Master's degree in Education in 1970. In a 1991 civil suit, a woman claimed Dinya sexually abused her during marital and emotional counseling in 1968. The suit also claimed he abused a mentally challenged teenage girl in 1968, and that the Diocese and Church were informed of that abuse and transferred him to another parish. Dinya apparently left the priesthood and went on to a long career in education. He died in 2010 in Minneapolis.

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Fr. Timothy Dolan

Ordained: 1983
Status: Accused

Diocese: Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN

Pastor of St. William in Fridley. Removed in 2/2016 while under investigation for alleged possession of child pornography. Dolan's neighbors called police four times over a few years, reporting hearing a child crying and "in distress" in Dolan's apartment in Edina. Police searched each time and did not find a child. Admitted to police in 2/2016 to having pornography. Resigned from parish. Not charged as police could not prove the ages of the individuals in the images. In 5/2016 the Archdiocese was to begin an internal investigation. Bishop Hebda announced on 7/27/2020 that Dolan was authorized to return to ministry. Per the 2022 Official Catholic Directory, Dolan was retired.

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Bishop Paul V. Dudley

Ordained: 1951
Status: Accused

Died: 11/20/2006
Diocese: Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN

In 5/2002, Dudley, who was the retired Bishop of the Sioux Falls, SD diocese, was accused of fondling an altar boy in a Minneapolis church in the 1950s. Dudley denied the allegations. The man said he was 11 or 12 when the abuse occurred. Two women also complained that he had molested them years previously. The Church investigation and determined that there was no evidence to support the complaints. Dudley retained active status. He died in 11/2006 at age 79.

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BA.org Assignment Record

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Fr. Donald Dummer

Order: OMI
Ordained: 1964
Status: Settled

Diocese: Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN

One of four priests with substantiated allegations against them named publicly by the Archdiocese of St. Paul-Minneapolis 10/23/2014. Among Dummer's assignments: Althoff Catholic High School in Bellville IL; parish pastor in Sisseton SD; Assumption Parish in Richfield MN 1975-1981; Crookston diocese until 1996; lived at St. Mary's in St. Paul 1996-2002; Regions Hospital chaplain 1997-2006; resided with local Oblates of Mary Immaculate Superior 2002-2006. Faculties removed in 2006. Living with Order in MA in 10/2014. Per church documents released in a 11/2014 settlement agreement, a church worker found child porn videos in Dummer's room in early 1997 and again in early 1998. The worker said she gave the videos in 1998 to Vicar General Kevin McDonough and that McDonough destroyed them. Per another document, Oblate official Rev. Joseph Hitpas said he would destroy the porn. Dummer denied wrongdoing. On the Belleville diocese's list in 9/2022. Included in 11/2022 on the Diocese of Superior's list of credibly accused; abused noted to have occurred in 1986 in River Falls; removed or left 12/30/1986; laicized in 2006. Included in the 5/23/2023 IL Attorney General's Report.

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Fr. Gerald Dvorak

Ordained: 1979
Status: Reinstated

Diocese: Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN

Pastor of St. Peter's in Richfield since 2011. On 5/19/2015 the Archdiocese announced that there were credible allegations of the sexual abuse of a minor against Dvorak, occurring in the 1970s. Police were notified and Dvorak was placed on leave pending the outcome of the investigation. His reinstatement was announced by the Archdiocese 9/2/2015 after the Ministerial Review Board found the allegations to be "not substantiated."

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Fr. Alphonsus P. Ferguson

Order: OFM
Status: Sued

Diocese: Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN

From Ireland. Per the Ames Daily Tribune of 10/29/1941, Ferguson had just returned from China after spending 10 years in the missions field. The same article refers to him as a member of the St. Columban's Mission Society of Omaha. A 1919 news article places him in St. Louis MO, and announces that he was soon to leave for mission work in China. He was a member of the Franciscan Servants of the Sacred Heart out of Omaha, NE per 2014 articles. A man who was an altar boy at Guardian Angels Church in Hastings, MN in the early 1950s filed a civil suit 7/2/2014 alleging anal rape by Ferguson and referring to multiple other victims. Ferguson was at Guardian Angels 1951-1965. Worked in MN, NY, NE, IA and Ireland. Died in the 1973 (apparently in Ireland). Included in 2/2022 on the Columbans' U.S. Province list of credibly accused. It notes two allegations, of abuse 1957-1958 and 1963-1964.

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Fr. Ambrose R. Filbin

Ordained: 1939
Status: Accused

Died: 02/5/2009
Diocese: Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN

One of 17 priests listed on a memo in 8/2002 to Archbishop Flynn regarding priests with known abuse histories. Filbin's name was omitted from the archdiocesan list released in 12/2013. Two women came forward in 2013 with separate allegations that Filbin sexually abused them as children at St. Pius X school in White Bear Lake. The abuse for both allegedly began when they were in grade school and continued for several years. Filbin's name was included on the archdiocese's list in 10/2014. He died 2/5/1990.

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Fr. Robert Fitzpatrick

Ordained: 1973
Status: Reinstated

Diocese: Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN

Placed on leave 8/27/2015 after the Archdiocese received a credible allegation that Fitzpatrick sexually abused a minor in the 1980s. Pastor at the time of Corpus Christi in St. Paul and St. Rose of Lima in Roseville. In the 1980s he was associate pastor of Holy Spirit in St. Paul and pastor of St. John the Evangelist in Little Canada. The Archdiocese announced 3/17/2016 that Fitzpatrick would be returned to ministry, saying law enforcement cited "a lack of evidence and the statute of limitations." The Archdiocese also stated that its Review Board said no "reasonable basis to find that the alleged abuse occurred."

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Pioneer Press 03.17.16

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Fr. Joseph Thomas Forcelle

Ordained: 1980
Status: Reinstated

Diocese: Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN

Worked in St. Paul-Minneapolis 1980-1984, then in Sioux Falls diocese beginning in 1984; became its Director of Office of Youth Ministry. Incardinated into Sioux Falls in 1988. Assigned to St. Leo's in Tyndall and St. Vincent's in Springfield when accused in 9/2016 of sexual abuse of a minor late in the 1970s-early 1980s, while at St. Mark's in St. Paul. The police department said it would not investigate. Forcelle denied the allegations. Placed on Administrative Leave by the Sioux Falls diocese pending an independent investigation. The Diocesan Review Board determined that the "facts asserted do not substantiate this allegation." Forcelle was reinstated in 11/2016.

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St. Paul & Minneapolis Assignments 09.22.16

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Br. Edmund Frost

Order: OP
Status: Settled

Diocese: Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN

Assigned to St. Albert the Great Parish in Minneapolis 1964-1975. Left the archdiocese in 1975. Dispensation from vows in 1978. Died in 1995. Named as abuser of one or two boys 1972-1973 in a lawsuit in 2000; dismissed by the Minnesota Court of Appeals due to the statute of limitations. Lawsuit filed in 2005. Accused of abuse of a boy and giving him alcohol and marijuana. Case settled for $450K plus past therapy just before trial. Included on the St. Paul and Minneapolis archdiocese's list in 2014. Per the Dominicans' St. Albert the Great Province list 4/21/2022, Frost was accused in Fall 1974 of abuse 1972-1973 and was removed from ministry at his parish.

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BA.org Assignment Record

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Doe 28B et al v Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minn, Court of Appeals 06.20.00

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Fr. Gerald Funcheon

Order: OSC
Ordained: 1965
Status: Settled

Diocese: Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN

Worked in MN, NE, IN, FL, HI, CA, SO, TX. Banned from IN for "planning" to molest. Suit filed in 9/2003 claiming abuse in the 1970s in MN. A second person alleged abuse in the late 1970s, given $30K for counseling. Allegations while Air Force chaplain in HI 1982-1984 and Palma High in Salinas CA 1984-1985. Another suit in IN 2007. Three claims were in a 2/2009 settlement with the Crosiers in MN. Terminated from the order in 1987, incardinated in the Lafayette IN diocese the same year. Removed in 1993. Multiple new suits 2012-2013. Admitted to abuse of as many as 50. Six claims settled in a 5/2013 Christian Brothers settlement. Named on revised St. Paul and Minneapolis list 2/17/2014. Included on the Crosiers' list in 3/2014. Also assigned to the St. Cloud diocese. Two suits were filed in 11/2014 by five men claiming abuse, including sodomy, by Funcheon in the 1970s and 1980s, four of them in MN, one in CA. Removed from the priesthood, living at Vianney Renewal Center in Dittmer MO as of 11/2014. Two suits were filed in 7/2015. Included on the Lafayette IN list 9/28/2018. Added to the Fort Wayne-South Bend diocese's list in 11/2018.

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Fr. Joseph G. Gallatin

Ordained: 1997
Status: Laicized

Diocese: Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN

Gallatin was removed from his Mendota parish in 12/2013 after a review of his personnel file by an outside agency found reference to an incident of inappropriate conduct with teenage boy, occurring around 1998. No actions were taken in 1998. Evaluation, counseling and monitoring were ordered in 12/2013; the act was classified as a boundary violation, not a crime. The matter was reported to criminal authorities and another review was conducted. The Review Board determined in 6/2014 that "significant restrictions" were to be placed on Gallatin with continued monitoring and limited ministry not involving children. Allegations surfaced that he abused the same boy on a 1998 mission trip to WV. He was reassigned to a position with no parish responsibilities or contact with youth. The Archdiocese stated 7/2/2014 that Gallatin was scheduled to attend graduate school at Catholic University in WDC; that assignment was withdrawn in 8/2014 after protests. Gallatin's removal from ministry was announced 9/2/2015 after a new Ministerial Review Board found sufficient evidence of abuse. The case was referred to Rome for adjudication. Gallatin's laicization was announced in 10/2021.

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KTSP 09.02.15

Fr. Kenneth John Gansmann

Order: OFM
Ordained: 1935
Status: Accused

Died: 05/21/1974
Diocese: Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN

Worked in the dioceses of Springfield, Chicago and Joliet IL, then St. Paul MN 1948-1959. Returned to Chicago after removal from ministry in 1960 by St. Paul. Transferred to Nashville TN; pastored parish there 1960-1974. Died 5/21/1974. A man reported abuse as a boy to the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis in 2007. No specific date was given for the abuse, but correspondence implies his history was known in 2007. Name included on the 2/17/2014 revised list of those with substantiated claims. At least one complaint in Nashville in about 2009 alleged abuse in the late 1960s. Included on the Nashville diocese's list 11/4/2021. Included in the 5/23/2023 IL Attorney General's Report. Included on the Franciscans' Our Lady of Guadalupe's list as of 1/2024.

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Fr. Gerald Grieman

Ordained: 1979
Status: Accused

Diocese: Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN

Retired at age 53 in 1999. Relocated to Phoenix AZ. In 2006 a man told the Archdiocese that he was sexually abused at age 12 by Grieman in the early 1990s. Grieman was assigned at the time of the alleged abuse to St. John the Baptist in New Brighton. The man refused to release his psychological records and the Archdiocese found the claim wasn't credible. The Archdiocese reported the allegations to police; no investigation. The man reported to police himself in 2013. In 2010 Grieman sought to work in the Diocese of San Diego for the summer. The Archdiocese sent a letter of good standing to San Diego, mentioning the allegations. Grieman's name was not on lists of accused released by the Archdiocese 12/2/2013 and 1/17/2014.

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Fr. Gilbert J. Gustafson

Ordained: 1977
Status: Convicted

Diocese: Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN

Pleaded guilty in 1983 to sexually abusing a boy for five years in the 1970s. The boy's parents found out in 1982 and complained to church officials. Gustafson was sent to treatment. He also admitted abusing other boys. He paid $40 fine and served four to six months in jail. In 11/1992 a woman filed suit alleging she was sexually abused by Gustafson for about five years, also beginning in 1977. The suit settled in 10/2005. Gustafson was permanently removed in 2002 and sentenced by Vatican to life of prayer & penance. In a binding legal agreement in 7/2006, Archbishop Flynn declared Gufstafson to be medically disabled. Included in 12/2013 on the Archdiocese's list of credibly accused. Still receiving pension from Archdiocese in 2/2014. Reportedly in 9/2015, Gustafson was trying to raise money with a survivor (not abused by him) to buy the chancery fora healing center ("Gilead Project") for clergy sex abuse victims.

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BA.org Assignment Record

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Seminarian David Haas

Status: Accused

Diocese: Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN

Well-known liturgical musician and composer. In 2020 news became public that Haas had long engaged in sexually predatory behavior toward young women. A report by Into Account in 10/2020 contained allegations by 44 women of spiritual and sexual abuse over 41 years. As a seminarian for the Saginaw diocese in 1979, Haas is accused of raping a girl, age 13, during a religious retreat in MN. The girl allegedly reported the abuse at the time and was shamed into silence by Revs. Michael Korf, Robert Carlson, and Archbishop John Roach. Haas denied the allegation. The Into Account report mentions rape and assault of girls ages 13-17 early in his career, after which he "learned" to wait until his targets were age 18. Haas did not go on to ordination.

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Fr. Robert L. Hazel

Ordained: 1966
Status: Accused

Diocese: Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN

A woman filed a police report in 2003 stating that Hazel sexually assaulted her in 1986 when she was about 8 years old. The county attorney found insufficient evidence to prosecute and the case was closed in 2004. Hazel denied ever sexually abusing anyone. He retired in 5/2006. His name was included in a MN Public Radio database released 2/19/2014; it was not on the Archdiocese's list of clergy accused of child sexual abuse in 12/2013, revised 2/17/2014.

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Fr. Louis Joseph Heitzer

Ordained: 1942
Status: Sued

Died: 11/24/1969
Diocese: Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN

From Germany. Died in 1969 while in alcoholism treatment in the Twin Cities. At least three men have told the Archdiocese that Heitzer sexually abused them as children. The vicar general said there was "some indication" that leaders of the archdiocese knew about allegations at the time. One of the victims testified at the 6/2002 Dallas Bishops' conference. Heitzer has been termed "perhaps the most abusive priest" in the archdiocese. Included on the St. Paul and Minneapolis archdiocese's list of credibly accused in 2/2013. Personnel files released 9/16/2014. It was revealed 9/17/2014 that Heitzer was assigned as a chaplain at a nursing home in 1969 in the New Ulm diocese after assault allegations. A lawsuit filed in 5/2016 alleges abuse of 12-year-old boy in 1965 at St. Scholastica in Heidelberg. Heitzer was said to have targeted the boy after the boy's father died in a car wreck. Included on the Crookston diocese's list of credibly accused; was a supply priest there in 1968.

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Fr. Rudolph M. Henrich

Ordained: 1933
Status: Sued

Died: 07/23/1992
Diocese: Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN

Ordained for the St. Paul archdiocese. A man told the Archdiocese in 2010 that he had been sexually abused as a child by Henrich in the 1950s and 1960s at St. Margaret Mary's in Golden Valley. The Archdiocese did not reply to the man's letter until 8/2011. They admitted in their response that the Archdiocese had spoken to several other individuals who had been sexually abused by Henrich, but his name was never publicly released. Henrich was permanently removed from ministry in 1976 and died in 1992. His name was included the Archdiocese's 12/5/2013 list of credibly accused. A lawsuit was filed 12/16/2013. Included on New Ulm diocese's list released 3/29/2016. There are least 13 alleged victims.

Fr. Steven Henrich

Order: OSC
Ordained: 1974
Status: Accused

Diocese: Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN

Worked in IN, MN, NY, IL, MI, MD, AZ, and Rome Italy. Removed from public ministry in 1/2017 and placed on permanent restrictions due to allegations of "inappropriate touch of minors" occurring in the late 1970s in MN. Added to the Order's list the same month; noted to be living in Phoenix AZ under a safety plan. Added to the Phoenix Diocese's list, where he did administrative work for the Crosiers 2004-2009. Included on the Detroit Archdiocese's list 6/10/2019. Included in the 5/23/2023 IL Attorney General's Report; noted to have spent 1989-1990 at the Crosier Community in Chicago.

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Crosiers List 01.27.17

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Fr. William F. Hough

Ordained: 1963
Status: Accused

Died: 08/15/1994
Diocese: Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN

Retired in 1991. Died 8/15/1994. In 9/2016 the Archdiocese released Hough's name and assignments due to a substantiated claim that he sexually abused a minor 1964-1966.

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BA.org Assignment Record

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Fr. Richard H. Jeub

Ordained: 1966
Status: Settled

Diocese: Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN

Accused in the early 1990s by a woman of abusing her when she was 15. Jeub was already under investigation by the Archdiocese for problems with adult women. Evaluated and treated. Not actively ministering as of 7/1992. Civil suit filed in 1992. The woman turned down a $125K settlement. Jury found that he had not abused her. Returned to active status until 2002 when he was permanently removed. Another woman settled with Jeub and the Archdiocese over abuse when she was minor in 1969. Name included in the Addendum to Duluth's 12/31/2013 list. Laicization announced 11/29/2017.

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Fr. James M. Johnston

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Order: SM
Ordained: 1954
Status: Settled

Diocese: Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN

Accused by a man in 2004 of sexually abusing him as a child in the 1960s. Johnston worked at St. Louis King of France 1954-1961. Settlement of $42K reached in 2004. Johnston's name is not included on either the original or the amended lists of credibly accused priests released by the Archdiocese on 12/2/2013 and 02/17/2014.

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Fr. Paul Kabat

Order: OMI
Ordained: 1958
Status: Accused

Died: 05/31/1999
Diocese: Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN

Worked in the Dioceses of Duluth, Crookston, Belleville IL and in the Archdiocese of St. Paul-Minneapolis. Name released by his order in 7/2015 as part of a 2/2015 settlement. Name added 11/3/2017 by the St. Paul-Minneapolis archdiocese to its list of 19 "priests and religious brothers who have served or spent time in the archdiocese and have substantiated claims of sexual abuse of a minor against them." Left the Oblates in 1989. Died 5/31/1999. Included in 9/2022 on the Belleville diocese's list. Included in the 5/23/2023 IL Attorney General's Report.

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Fr. Dennis C. Kampa

Ordained: 1968
Status: Sued

Diocese: Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN

Sued in 1995. Retired in 2002. Accused of sexually abusing a girl, age 13-16, in 1981-1984. Kept in ministry. Permanently removed from ministry in 2003. Kampa claimed in 2013 that he merely kissed the girl on the lips and gave her a hug on one occasion. Living in Victoria MN in 2013 at age 81. Name appears on the Archdiocese's 12/5/2013 list of priests with credible allegations against them of the sexual abuse of minors.

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Minnesota Public Radio Assignment Record

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Fr. Robert Kapoun

Ordained: 1964
Status: Settled

Died: 12/10/2020
Diocese: Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN

The "Polka Padre." Accused in a 1989 lawsuit of sexually abusing a 12-year-old boy for two years, 1973-1974, after the boy sought counseling. Accused of sexual battery and clergy malpractice. Suit settled in 1990. In 1995 four men filed lawsuits claiming abuse as minors by Kapoun 1966-1981. In 2/1996 a jury awarded $550K in damages and $600K punitives to one victim. Decision overturned due to the statute of limitations. A second case settled and in a third the jury found outside SOL. Permanently removed in 2002. Admitted to at least three allegations. Included on the Archdiocese's list in 2013 of credibly accused. Still receiving funds from the Archdiocese for medical pension as of 2014. Died 12/10/2020 in Palmetto, FL.

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BA.org Assignment Record

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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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BA.org Assignment Record

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Deacon Thomas Kemp

Status: Sued

Diocese: Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN

A man filed suit in 12/2007 accusing Kemp, who posed as a deacon at St. Agnes Parish, of sexually abusing him for several years in the 1980s. The abuse allegedly began when the plaintiff was in second or third grade and continued until he was between 10-13. The boy had gone to Kemp for counseling. Kemp was general manager of a Catholic TV station that had its studios at the parish. The Archdiocese promptly issued a statement denying that Kemp was ever a deacon or ever had privileges of any type, but acknowledge he may have presented himself as a deacon. Kemp was at St. Agnes Parish 1986-1992. He reportedly left MN in 1992, when the Church started doing background checks on clergy. The plaintiff reported the abuse to the Archdiocese in 2002, but no action.

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Fr. Jerome C. Kern

Ordained: 1966
Status: Settled

Diocese: Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN

Kern sexually abused a boy in 1977 in a seminary swimming pool. In 1993 his victim went to the the vicar general and learned that Archdiocese had a file on Kern dating back to 1969, when he was accused of grabbing the genitals of two boys. He was transferred after the boys' mothers complained. The man filed a lawsuit which later settled. There are reportedly other accusers. Kern was supposed to never to work in another parish, but he was an active parish priest until 2002 when he took medical disability leave. Sued in 11/2013. In a 4/2014 deposition, Kern denied that his actions constituted abuse but that it consisted of nonsexual horseplay, hugging and wrestling. He also said that the Archdiocese never warned him that he could go to jail for his actions and never disciplined him. His name in 2013 was included on the Archdiocese's list of credibly accused.

Fr. Marvin J. Klaers

Ordained: 1950
Status: Sued

Died: 03/12/2022
Diocese: Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN

Klaers worked early in his priesthood in New Ulm and Shakopee. He was assigned in 1965 to Hampton, then to St. Paul. In 1975 he transferred to Miesville and New Trier. He retired in 2002, continuing to help out in parishes until 6/2014. Klaers' name was included on the Archdiocese's 2/2015 list of accused, due to alleged abuse of an adolescent boy in the late 1970s. A lawsuit was filed 5/12/2016. Klaers denied the allegations. He died 3/12/2022.

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The Catholic Spirit 06.25.20

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Fr. Michael G. Kolar

Ordained: 1969
Status: Settled

Died: 11/9/2024
Diocese: Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN

Accused of sexually assaulting at least three girls while counseling them at a Catholic Youth Center. One alleged victim said she was molested in 1984 while on a retreat. The Archdiocese learned of incident in 1986. Remedial measures were taken and Kolar was kept on staff. In 1988 the Archdiocese learned of an alleged 1973 incident involving another girl; he was removed from staff. A civil suit settled for $6K. Kolar admitted that he was a sex addict. Voluntarily laicized in 1993. Went on to marry. Included on the Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis revised list 2/17/2014. Personnel filed released by Anderson and Associates 7/23/2014. Died 11/09/2024.

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BA.org Assignment Record

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Fr. Lee D. Krautkremer

Ordained: 1966
Status: Sued

Died: 06/15/2017
Diocese: Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN

In 2002 a man filed suit alleging abuse by Krautkremer at age 10 in 1977, and that the Archdiocese had gone back on its 1983 verbal agreement that the priest would be placed where he could not abuse children. Krautkremer was assigned to at least two more parishes. In 1989 he was assigned as a hospital chaplain, where he remained until he was permanently removed in 2002. The Archdiocese paid $20K of Krautkremer's personal loans in 2003. Civil suit dismissed on SOL in 2004; plaintiff appealed. Laicized in 2006. Died 6/15/17.

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BA.org Assignment Record

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Fr. Kenneth LaVan

Ordained: 1958
Status: Settled

Died: 11/12/2021
Diocese: Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN

Sued by a woman in the late 1980s who claimed abuse by him 1960-65 when she was ages 12-17. Case settled in 1992. Another woman alleged abuse as a teenage in the 1980s. Also known for relationships with adult women. Diagnosed with compulsive sexuality disorder in 1989 but not removed. Retired in 1997. Name revealed on 2/17/14 on Archdiocese of St. Paul-Minneapolis' revised list of credibly accused priests. Removed from all active ministry 11/30/13. Information from his files released 3/31/14. Personnel files released in 8/14. Archbishop Flynn was told of his boundary violations with women in 2005. The allegations from the two girls were barely mentioned and it was said that there were significant doubts about their stories. Flynn decided no further investigation was necessary. A third teenage victim was later identified in his personnel files. Died in 2021.

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Fr. Ronan Charles Liles

Order: OP
Ordained: 1969
Status: Sued

Diocese: Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN

Also known as Charles R. or Charles B. Liles. Placed on leave in 1982. Dispensed from vows in 1985. Sued in 1999. Accused of abuse of two brothers in the early 1970s. Plaintiffs say they met Liles at a Boy Scouts camp. He would shower with them and hug and kiss them. They often stayed overnight at the rectory, sleeping in the same bed as Liles. Liles also worked in New Orleans 1979-1982. Case dismissed on statute of limitations. Appealed to MN Court of Appeals which upheld the dismissal in 8/2000. Included on the St. Paul and Minneapolis Archdiocese's list 12/5/2013. Per the Dominicans St. Albert the Great Province list 4/21/2022, allegations of abuse in MN were first received in 1993. It also has an erroneous ordination date of 1971. Included in the 5/23/2023 IL Attorney General's Report, which notes a 2006 death date. However, a relative of Liles informed BishopAccountability.org in 8/2020 that Liles was alive and living in TX.

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BA.org Assignment Record

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Fr. Robert Loftus

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Ordained: 1963
Status: Accused

Died: 01/25/2022
Diocese: Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN

Laicized in 1977. Name appears on list of priests with credible allegations of abuse of minors released by Archdiocese 12/5/13. Archdiocese qualifies inclusion by saying that he was credibly accused of sexual misconduct with a "young woman" in the early 1970s, but an independent investigation failed to determine if the woman was a minor. Was living in Coon Rapids, MN. Died in 2022, age 91.

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Minnesota Public Radio Assignment Record

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Fr. Alfred C. Longley

Ordained: 1939
Status: Accused

Died: 02/3/1974
Diocese: Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN

Name included on a list of priests with credible allegations of abuse of minors released by the St. Paul and Minneapolis Archdiocese 12/5/2013. Parish priest. Military chaplain 1942-1952. Permanently removed from ministry in 1968. Died in 1974. Included in the Memphis Diocese's report 2/28/2020. It notes that St. Paul and Minneapolis reported that Longley was at Christian Brothers College 1965-1966 in TN, but neither the Nashville diocese nor the Christian Brothers have a record that he served in West TN. Per the 1965 Official Catholic Directory, Longley was on duty outside the diocese, at Christian Brothers College. Included on the Diocese of Duluth's list of credibly accused in 12/2015. Included in 11/2021 on the Diocese of Nashville's list.

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Fr. Harry Majerus

Ordained: 1942
Status: Accused

Died: 08/28/1995
Diocese: Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN

Ordained for the St. Paul diocese, incardinated into New Ulm when it was formed in 1957. Named as one of four with substantiated claims of the sexual abuse of a minor released for the first time by St. Paul-Minneapolis archdiocese 10/23/14. Allegations against Majerus were possibly first made in 1971; he was not removed until 1987. Died 8/28/95.

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Diocese of New Ulm Assignment Record

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Fr. Timothy P. McCarthy

Ordained: 1973
Status: Accused

Died: 01/23/2019
Diocese: Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN

Name included on list of priests with credible allegations of abuse of minors released by Archdiocese 12/5/13. On Special Assignment 1982-84. Resigned and permanently removed from ministry in 1991. Had been removed by the Archdiocese for abuse of two minor boys early in career and a later had an abusive relationship with a college student. Archdiocese then helped him in career as a Hennepin County correctional officer; he lost the job in 1999 after being accused of criminal sexual conduct with a 17-year-old. Believed to be living in Oakdale or St. Paul MN per the 12/13 list. Personnel files released 6/14 show several incidents of abuse and treatment. McCarthy died in 2019.

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Minnesota Public Radio Assignment Record

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Fr. John E. McGrath

Ordained: 1957
Status: Settled

Died: 03/15/1995
Diocese: Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN

Accused in 1988 of molesting a grammar-school girl in 1963 or 1964 at his first assignment, Nativity church in St Paul. Denied the allegation, which then-Vicar General Michael O'Connell and then-Chancellor Kevin McDonough found credible. McGrath was allowed to remain as pastor at Sacred Heart in Robbinsdale. Accused in 1993 suits of abusing two, girls ages 14 and 16, at St Helena's in Minneapolis, in 1966-69. McGrath denied the allegations, McDonough found them credible, but McGrath continued as pastor at Sacred Heart. The suits were dismissed and the complaints settled for a 'nominal amount' before appeal. Included in 12/13 on the archdiocese's list of credibly accused. A 10/2/14 lawsuit accused McGrath of forcing oral sex and attempting anal rape of a boy age 13-15 in 1978-80 at Sacred Heart. Died 3/15/95.

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Fr. Thomas Gregory Meyer

Order: OMI
Ordained: 1970
Status: Accused

Died: 09/7/2012
Diocese: Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN

Worked in the dioceses of Belleville and Springfield IL, Springfield-Cape Girardeau MO, Green Bay WI, St. Paul and Minneapolis, and Duluth MN. Died 7/7/2012. Name released by Order in 7/2015 as part of a 2/2015 settlement. (The list shows his death year as 2013, contradicting the Catholic Directory). Name added 11/3/2017 by St. Paul-Minneapolis archdiocese to list of 19 "priests and religious brothers who have served or spent time in the archdiocese and have substantiated claims of sexual abuse of a minor against them." On the Springfield-Cape Girardeau list 4/1/2019. It notes an incident in 1969-1970, reported in 2012. On the Diocese of Belleville's list 9/20/2022. Included in the 5/23/2023 IL Attorney General's Report.

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Br. Wendell J. Mohs

Order: OSC
Status: Settled

Died: 12/18/2018
Diocese: Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN

First profession in 1974. Former recruiter for the Crosiers. Left Order 11/1/1982. Dispensed from vows 9/17/87. Went on to marry and raise a family. A 4/2006 lawsuit alleged abuse by Mohs of a youth 1980-1983. A second suit was filed in 5/2006. The 4/2006 plaintiff settled in 2/2009 for $1.2M (part of larger $1.7M settlement by 9 accusers against Crosier Order and several priests). Mohs claimed that he himself was abused by at least one member of the Order in 1964. Per the Crosiers' list in 3/2014, Mohs was not a member of the Order at the time of the allegation; this conflicts with previous information. Included in 10/2014 on the St. Paul and Minneapolis archdiocese's list of credibly accused. Named in a 7/2015 lawsuit. Mohs died 12/18/2018.

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Assignment Record Released by Crosier Order 03.08.14

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Fr. Antonio Molina

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Status: Sued

Diocese: Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN

Accused in lawsuit in 10/90 of sexually touching a 32-year-old woman in 11/86 when the woman was a patient at St Joseph's Hospital in St Paul and Molina was a chaplain there. The woman also alleges she was abused as a girl by Rev Michael Kolar.

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Pioneer Press 10.17.90

Fr. Francisco Montero

Ordained: 1996
Status: Sued

Diocese: Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN

From Ecuador. Began working in archdiocese in 2001 and supposedly was living with vicar general, Kevin McDonough, in St. Paul. Instead he was living with a woman. In 2007 he fled to Ecuador after a woman complained to the church and then to police that he had molested her 4-year-old daughter. Church said Bishop in Ecuador had recalled him. Civil suit was filed in 9/08. Included in 2/14 on the archdiocese's list of accused. Also known as Francisco "Fredy" Montero Monar. St. Paul-Minneapolis archdiocese warned the Guaranda diocese, and Vatican was told of Montero's past. In 2015 found to be active priest in remote parishes and with youth in the Guaranda diocese.

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Fr. Orville Lawrence Munie

Order: OMI
Ordained: 1931
Status: Accused

Died: 10/3/1993
Diocese: Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN

Died in 1993. Named publicly by the Order as credibly accused in 7/2015. Added 7/3/2017 by St. Paul-Minneapolis archdiocese to list of "priests and religious brothers who have served or spent time in the archdiocese and have substantiated claims of sexual abuse of a minor against them." On Springfield-Cape Girardeau diocese's list updated 4/1/2019. It notes abuse 1971-1975, reported in 2015. On the La Crosse diocese's list 1/18/2020. On Peoria's list by 1/2020. On the Belleville diocese's list 9/20/2022. Included in the 5/23/2023 IL Attorney General's Report.

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Fr. James Robert Murphy

Ordained: 1977
Status: Sued

Diocese: Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN

Name included on the St. Paul-Minneapolis archdiocese's list released 2/11/15 of those with substantiated claims against them of sexually abusing a minor. Assignments included St. Raphael in Crystal, and Immaculate Conception, St. Lawrence and Bethlehem Academy in Fairbault. Left ministry in 1990. Known 2/15 to be living in Arizona.

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Minnesota Public Radio 02.11.15

Fr. James B. Namie

Ordained: 1954
Status: Sued

Died: 08/17/2010
Diocese: Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN

Name included on list released by St. Paul-Minneapolis archdiocese 2/11/15 of those with substantiated claims against them of sexually abusing a minor. Assignments included St. Rose of Lima in Roseville, St. Anthony in Minneapolis, St. Mark in Shakopee, Holy Family in St. Louis Park, Immaculate Conception in Columbia Heights and St. Peter in Mendota. Left archdiocese to work as Maronite Rite priest 1970-1995. Removed from ministry 1995. Died 8/17/10.

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Minnesota Public Radio 02.11.15

Archbishop John C. Nienstedt

Ordained: 1974
Status: Accused

Diocese: Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN

Accused in 2013 of touching a boy's buttocks after a Confirmation in 2009. County attorney found "insufficient evidence" in 3/2014. Returned to ministry as archbishop. Internal investigation of alleged misconduct with adults, revealed in 7/2014. It reportedly found "sexual advances" by Nienstedt toward two priests. Nienstedt kept the findings secret and, per an MPR report, authorized a new investigation by a second law firm. Resigned in 6/2015, per 401.2, soon after the Archdiocese was criminally charged for contributing to child sex abuse. Documents released in 7/2016 show allegations of Nienstedt's "promiscuous gay lifestyle," and Vatican cover-up. Nienstedt denied the allegations. In 2016 he was working at the Napa Institute in CA. The Detroit Archdiocese announced in 10/2018 that Nienstedt said he was going to move to a house he owns in southeast MI, agreeing to abstain from public ministry. Allegations revealed in 12/2018 that he invited two minors to a hotel room to change out of wet clothes in 2005 at a Vatican youth rally in Germany. The Vatican announced in 1/2024 that it had concluded regarding the misconduct allegations that Nienstedt took "imprudent" actions but did not violate church law; he was then barred by Pope Francis from living in and public ministry in MN, ND or SD, and was allowed ministry elsewhere only with authorization of the local bishop and if he informs the Dicastery for Bishops ahead of time.

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Fr. Paul Palmitessa

Ordained: 1956
Status: Accused

Diocese: Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN

Name appears on a list of priests with credible allegations of abuse of minors released by the Minneapolis-St. Paul archdiocese 12/5/13, where he worked 1956-82. Moved to San Diego Diocese 1982 -88. Excardinated from St. Paul in 1988 and joined San Diego. Retired in 1998, on limited duty until 2012. In 2013, no longer in ministry, living in the San Diego area. St. Paul learned of allegations in 1990 and told San Diego. Sent for eval and counseling, restricted him from being with boys and young men. Name not on San Diego diocese's 2007 list.

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Minnesota Public Radio Assignment Record

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Fr. Joseph Pinkosh

Ordained: 1969
Status: Accused

Diocese: Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN

Name appears on list of priests with credible allegations of abuse of minors released by the Archdiocese 12/5/13. Permanently removed from ministry in 1992. Last known to be in Columbia Heights, MN.

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Minnesota Public Radio Assignment Record

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Fr. Charles E. Potocki

Order: OFM
Ordained: 1970
Status: Settled

Died: 11/26/1992
Diocese: Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN

As part of settlement, Potocki's name was included among 17 released by the St. Paul and Minneapolis archdiocese in 10/2014 of priests with substantiated claims of sexual abuse of minors against them. Worked in Minnesota, Nebraska and Louisiana. Died 11/26/1992. Included as of 1/2024 on the Franciscans' Our Lady of Guadalupe Province list of credibly accused. (Member of the Sacred Heart Province.)

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Archdiocese of St Paul and Minneapolis 10.23.14

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Fr. Francis J. Reynolds

Ordained: 1955
Status: Sued

Died: 02/13/1988
Diocese: Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN

Named in civil suit filed 12/93. Alleged to have sexually abused a teen-age girl from about 1972 through 1984 while she was a parishioner and student at the St. Francis Xavier parish and school in Buffalo, MN. Permanently removed from ministry in 1987. Died in 1988. Name included in 12/13 on the archdiocese's list of credibly accused.

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BA.org Assignment Record

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Br. Charles A. Rose

Order: FSC
Status: Settled

Diocese: Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN

"Bro. Raimond." Accused in a 2003 CA suit of abuse of a 14-year-old boy in early 1982. Settled late 2004 for $1.1M. Rose moved back to MN in 1983 when allegations first surfaced. Suit filed in MN in 2/09 alleged the order and school knew of abuse of a boy but allowed Rose to continue working and to abuse 1966-67. Eight new suits in MN in 2009 claimed abuse after transfer to MN. Was living in Chicago without ministry from 2002. Other suits in ND and WI in 2010. One settled 9/10, 16 settled 12/10. Died in 2015. On Oakland diocese's list in 2019. On Fargo diocese's list 1/2/20.

Fr. Patrick Joseph Ryan

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Ordained: 1919
Status: Accused

Died: 05/22/1965
Diocese: Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN

Name appears on list of priests with credible allegations of abuse of minors released by the Archdiocese 12/5/13. Accused in 2002 of sexually abusing a minor in 1961. The Archdiocese qualified Ryan's inclusion on the list by saying that a subsequent extensive and wide-ranging investigation took place, and that no evidence was found to validate the accusation of sexual abuse. Ryan died in 1965.

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Minnesota Public Radio Assignment Record

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Sr. Marcene Schlosser

Order: SSND
Status: Settled

Died: 12/14/2020
Diocese: Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN

Also known as Sr. Mary Cletus. Accused in a 1996 lawsuit of sexually abusing a first-grade boy two or three times per week during the 1978-1979 school year. Schlosser denied wrongdoing, and her order stated that this was the only known allegation against her. Settled in 10/2000. Schlosser died in 12/2020.

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Fr. Urban Schmitt

Order: OSC
Ordained: 1949
Status: Accused

Died: 07/20/1999
Diocese: Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN

Worked in IN, NE and MN. In 1994 Schmitt admitted to sexually abusing a girl in 1969. Sent to St. Luke's Institute for evaluation. Early retirement in 1994; continued to work part-time in NE for several years. Died 7/20/1999. Name is included on the 3/8/2014 updated list of current, former and deceased Crosiers with one or more credible claims against them of the sexual abuse of minors. Name added 11/3/2017 to the St. Paul-Minneapolis archdiocese's list of "priests and religious brothers who have served or spent time in the archdiocese and have substantiated claims of sexual abuse of a minor against them." Included on the Duluth diocese's list 3/28/24, where he was assigned 1964-1966.

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Fr. Noel Shaughnessy

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Order: OFM
Ordained: 1961
Status: Sued

Diocese: Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN

Identified 2/11/15 as accused of the sexual abuse of a minor or minors in a notice of claim filed with the archdiocese and its insurers.

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Jeff Anderson & Associates Assignment History

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Fr. Jonathan P. Shelley

Ordained: 1995
Status: Accused

Diocese: Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN

Allegations made in 10/3/13 hearing that archdiocese possessed images of child porn retrieved from Shelley's former laptop. Computer purchaser found porn in 2003 and told church officials. Church allegedly hid evidence. He took sabbatical from St. John the Baptist in Hugo, MN 6/15/12. Placed on leave 3/13 after police were told of evidence and went to Archdiocese to get it. Police received CDs of adult porn. Also possible inappropriate emails with boy. No prosecution for possession of porn as of 1/29/14. Former high-ranking archdiocesan official turned whistleblower, Jennifer Haselberger, told police in 2013 that documents she had seen re the case said the porn included a pre-pubescent boy appearing to engage in oral sex with another male, and searches such as "naked boy pics." Leave of absence 2014. Archbishop Hebda announced in 1/18 return to limited ministry as a prison chaplain.

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Jeff Anderson & Associates Timeline

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Fr. Richard Francis Skluzacek

Ordained: 1957
Status: Accused

Died: 02/25/2012
Diocese: Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN

Name appears on list of priests with credible allegations of abuse of minors released by the Archdiocese 12/5/13. Retired in 1998. Permanently removed from ministry in 2005. Accused of fondling a 16-year-old boy in 1975. Died in 2/25/12.

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Minnesota Public Radio Assignment Record

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Fr. Matthew Stafki

Ordained: 2014
Status: Guilty plea

Diocese: Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN

Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) priest on sabbatical when criminally charged in 9/2022 with sexually assaulting a girl, ages 9-11, during 1/2019-5/2022. Stafki admitted to the girl's father, who is his brother, that he "had given into lust." The abuse took place at the girl's home in Oak Grove, MN. Stafki was reportedly last assigned to a St. Vincent de Paul Parish in Kansas City, MO in 2019 and to a SSPX chapel in Oklahoma. His first assignment after ordination was at Holy Cross Priory in Nairobi, Kenya. The SSPX issued a statement in 11/2022 that when the allegations were deemed credible Stafki's ministry was completely restricted and he was no longer a member. Pleaded guilty 3/8/2023. Sentenced 6/27/2023 to 90 months in prison.

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State of MN v Stafki Sentencing Order 06.27.23

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Fr. James P. Stark

Ordained: 1964
Status: Accused

Died: 03/29/1999
Diocese: Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN

Permanently removed from ministry in 1986. Died in 1999. One of nine new names included on revised Archdiocesan 2/17/14 list of clergy with substantiated claims regarding abuse of minors. No details of abuse were revealed. Name found by an independent group during review of personnel files.

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Fr. Michael John Stevens

Ordained: 1980
Status: Convicted

Diocese: Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN

Pleaded guilty in Anoka County Court in 1987 to sexual misconduct with a minor. Sentenced to 5 years probation, fine and treatment in NM. In 2002 Archbishop Flynn admitted that Stevens had been working on archdiocese's computer services team after past offenses. Flynn said his case had been made public in the past, archdiocesan staff was notified and his position did not involve working with children. Permanently removed from ministry 2002. Included on the archdiocese's list of credibly accused in 12/13. Believed to be living in St. Paul in 2013. May also be referred to as John Michael Stevens, per files released 03/31/14.

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BA.org Assignment Record

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Fr. Thomas S. Stitts

Ordained: 1962
Status: Settled

Died: 10/13/1985
Diocese: Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN

Two men filed suits alleging they were molested by Stitts in late 1960s and early 1970s at two separate churches. Archdiocese received lawsuits 1/93; suits not public until they were filed with court in 1/95. Permanently removed from ministry in 1985 and died same year at age 50. New suit filed in 3/10 by four men claiming Archdiocese knew of Stitts' history before or during the time he was abusing them. Two more suits filed 6/10. Four brothers filed suit 11/15/10. Another suit filed 6/14/13. Included on the Archdiocese's list of credibly accused in 12/13. Ongoing battle in court to obtain personnel files and other archdiocesan files. Files released in 8/14. Plaintiff in 6/14/13 suit, whose mother attempted to report his abuse in 1971 but was turned away by the Archdiocese, reached a settlement 08/20/14.

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BA.org Assignment Record

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Fr. Robert Michael Thurner

Ordained: 1951
Status: Sued

Diocese: Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN

Admitted in 1991 that he abused a boy in 1982; Archbishop Roach kept him in ministry. Per his deposition, his sexual history began at ordination in 1951 when he frequented adult bookstores and gay bathhouses. Civil suits filed in 1991 and 1993 accused him of molesting at least three boys. The 1993 suit was settled and dismissed in 3/94. Results of the 1991 suit unknown. Retired in 1991. Permanently removed from ministry in 2002. New suit filed 10/29/13 by a woman alleging abuse by Thurner when she was a second grader in the mid-1980s. Included in 12/13 on the archdiocese's list of credibly accused. Thurner died in 2016.

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BA.org Assignment Record

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Fr. Emil Twardochleb

Order: OMI
Ordained: 1923
Status: Sued

Died: 01/12/1976
Diocese: Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN

From Romania. Worked in Canada, IL, MO, MN, WI, NE. Name released by Attorney Jeff Anderson and Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis 2/11/2015 among clergy with claims against them of sex abuse of minors. Included on the Order's list 7/6/2015. Included on the Springfield-Cape Girardeau diocese's list updated 4/1/2019, which notes incidents 1971-1975 reported in 2015. Died in 1976. On Diocese of Belleville's list 9/20/2022. Named in the 5/23/2023 IL Attorney General's Report.

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Jeff Anderson & Associates Timeline

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Fr. James A. Vedro

Order: OSC
Ordained: 1965
Status: Accused

Died: 04/13/2015
Diocese: Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN

Assigned in NE, MN, IN, MI. Removed from ministry in the Archdiocese of St. Paul-Minneapolis in 1991 for "misconduct" with adults. Accepted into the Archdiocese of Detroit by Archbishop Maida, who had been informed by the Crosiers of the allegations. After the Dallas Bishops' conference in 2002, Vedro was removed from active ministry and sent to a Crosier facility. He left the order in 2008. Name added in 10/2014 to the St. Paul and Minneapolis list of those with substantiated claims of sexual abuse of a minor occurring outside of the archdiocese. Died 4/13/2015. Included on the Crosier Order's list 12/6/2023, which notes that allegations received after Vedros' death could not be investigated.

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Fr. Joseph Wajda

Ordained: 1973
Status: Settled

Died: 04/29/2021
Diocese: Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN

Abuse of boys allegedly began within two or three months of ordination. Two 1989 civil suits claim Wajda abused at least two boys. Both boys had sought counseling from Wajda. Both suits settled out of court in 1991, one for a "substantial" settlement. Wajda continued as a priest in administrative capacity (including on marriage tribunal) until placed on leave after the 6/02 Bishops' conference in Dallas. Permanently removed in 2003. Denied all abuse and appealed his case to review board. Included in 12/13 on the archdiocese's list of credibly accused. Personnel file from St. Paul Archdiocese released 07/9/14. Laicization announced by archdiocese 10/1/16. May have abused an altar boy while a transitional deacon in the early 1970s at St. John the Baptist in New Brighton. Died 4/29/21.

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BA.org Assignment Record

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Fr. Raymond Frederick Walter

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Order: CSsR
Ordained: 1941
Status: Accused

Died: 03/11/2003
Diocese: Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN

Religious order priest who worked in the St. Paul and Minneapolis archdiocese 1964-1978 and 1981-1989, at St. Alphonsus in Brooklyn Center. Name appears on list of priests with credible allegations of abuse of minors released by the Archdiocese 12/5/13. Permanently removed from ministry in 2003. Died 3/11/03.

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Fr. Mark H. Wehmann

Ordained: 2003
Status: Reinstated

Diocese: Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN

Removed from St. Boniface in Minneapolis 12/13 after a review of personnel file by an outside agency found references to several inappropriate incidents with minors. Some of these were previously reported to police; no criminal charges filed. Remaining incidents reported to authorities. Also served as part-time chaplain at Fairview University Hospital and chaplain for Chisago County Jail facility. On 6/24/16 the Archbishop announced Wehmann's return to public ministry, as recommended by the Ministerial Review Board. He referred to Wehmann's "immature behavior toward kids and adults" and said he had had professional counseling and spiritual direction.

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BA.org Assignment Record

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Fr. Curtis Carl Wehmeyer

Ordained: 2001
Status: Convicted

Diocese: Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN

DWI conviction in 2009. Tried to pick up teen boys. Sentenced to 90 days jail; served four days and two years supervised probation. Removed in 6/12 from parish after complaint of misconduct with two minors. Arrested 6/22/12 on charges of sexual assault. One youth told police abuse was over two years. Criminal charges filed in 9/12. Child porn charges filed in 10/12. Pleaded guilty 11/8/12. Permanently removed in 11/12. Sentenced to 5 years prison 2/1/13. Included in 12/13 on the archdiocese's list of credibly accused. New suit 1/30/14. Information from personnel file released 3/31/14. Charged in 11/14 with sex assault in WI. Laicized in 3/15. County criminally charged archdiocese 6/5/15 for failing to protect children in Wehmeyer's abuse of three minors. Civil motion filed also; settled in 12/15. Charges dropped vs archdiocese in 7/16 in settlement agreement. Archdiocese admitted wrongdoing. Three brothers abused by Wehmeyer filed suit vs the Vatican in 5/19.

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BA.org Assignment Record

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Fr. Harold E. Whittet

Ordained: 1940
Status: Accused

Died: 10/8/1989
Diocese: Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN

Whittet was one of 17 priests listed on an 8/02 memo to Archbishop Flynn regarding priests with known abuse histories, but his name was omitted from the Archdiocesan list released 12/13. No reason given. No further details of abuse released. Died 10/08/89.

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Fr. Anthony Joseph Wilhelm

Order: CSP
Ordained: 1954
Status: Accused

Died: 07/7/1999
Diocese: Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN

Named publicly as accused by the Paulist order on its list 3/8/19. It notes an allegation reported in 2017 of abuse in Minneapolis in 1964, and that the report was part of the MN Child Victims Act. Wilhelm left the Paulists 8/20/75 and died 7/7/99.

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Paulist Fathers List 03.08.19

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Paulist Fathers List 03.08.19

Fr. Vincent Worzalla

Ordained: 1915
Status: Accused

Died: 10/8/1962
Diocese: Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN

Monsignor. Assigned to Holy Cross in Minneapolis 1915-1951 and Holy Trinity in St. Paul 1951-1962. Died in 1962. Worzalla's name was included on the archdiocese's list 11/3/17 of clergy with claims of substantiated abused against them.

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St. Paul and Minneapolis Archdiocese Assignment Record

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Fr. Francis Zachman

Order: OMI
Ordained: 1951
Status: Accused

Died: 07/29/1983
Diocese: Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN

Name first released on archdiocese's 5/22/14 revised list of accused priests and brothers. Worked in the archdiocese 1973-1982. Assignments included pastor at Assumption in Richfield 1973-1981, as administrator at St. Albert in Albertville, at St. George in Long Lake and as associate pastor at St. Casimir in St. Paul. Accused in 4/82 of sexual abuse of a minor female. Died in 1983. NOTE: List and articles refer to him as a Franciscan TOR but research indicates he was actually an Oblate priest (OMI).

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Assignment Record by Archdiocese of St. Paul

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