The Ramsey County attorney’s office filed criminal charges Friday against the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis for “failing to protect children” from an abusive priest, marking the first time that a U.S. archdiocese has been criminally charged for such offenses.No individual charges are made at this point. That's the larger question. If a crime occurred, individuals committed the crimes. Does the county attorney believe he can convict Archbishop Nienstedt, or his predecessor Archbishop Flynn?
The charges stem from the archdiocese’s oversight failures regarding former priest Curtis Wehmeyer, who is now serving a prison term. Wehmeyer sexually abused two boys in 2010 — at times plying them with alcohol and showing them pornography — while he was pastor of Blessed Sacrament Church in St. Paul.
Saturday, June 06, 2015
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The Archdiocese is in the dock:
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