Sexual Abuse

Man Pleads Guilty To Abusing Foster Boys

Joseph Leonard Larson had been accused of sexually abusing two boys that were his foster children when he lived in St. Paul, according to a criminal complaint.

2011/05/02

Left to right: John Kelly, Fran Hoefgen and Stephen Lilly (credit: CBS)

Accused Of Sexual Abuse: The Monks Living Next Door

Earlier this month, St. John’s Abbey in Collegeville mailed letters to thousands of St. John’s Prep School alumni saying over a period of more than 40 years, 17 monks had “credible allegations of sexual abuse brought against them.”

2011/04/28

Lawyer Wants Priests Accused Of Abuse Identified

The Archdiocese of St. Paul will not release a list containing 33 names of priests accused of sexually abusing minors.

2011/04/01

Attorney: St. John’s Sex Abuse Suits Settled

Nine men who filed lawsuits claiming sexual abuse at the hands of monks or priests have reached settlements with St. John’s Abbey in Collegeville, the plaintiffs’ attorney said Monday.

2011/03/28

Man Accused Of Sexually Abusing 2 Young Relatives

A 29-year-old man is accused of sexually assaulting his two younger cousins, who are brother and sister.

2011/03/03

Minn. Lawyer Seeks Clergy-Abuse Victims In Wis.

The Minnesota lawyer who represents alleged victims of clergy sexual abuse is launching a 30-day media blitz in southeastern Wisconsin asking other victims to come forward.

2011/03/03

Minnesota Priest Charged With Sexual Abuse

A Roman Catholic priest was charged Thursday with third-degree criminal sexual conduct for having sex with a woman he was counseling, the Ramsey County attorney’s office said in a statement.

2011/02/17

Minnesota Church Won’t Investigate Priest

The Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis is not planning to investigate a priest from the state who was named in a Facebook posting by a man before he shot himself to death in a Kentucky church parking lot. But a Kentucky diocese plans to continue with its investigation of the man’s allegations.

2011/02/11