A Stearns County judge has sentenced a St. Cloud man to seven-and-a-half years in prison for repeatedly sexually assaulting a young girl over multiple years.
A caregiver at a Sauk Rapids group home has been charged with sexually abusing two clients who were in his care. Fifty-eight-year-old Patrick Jansen of St. Cloud is charged with two counts each of 3rd degree criminal sexual conduct and 4th degree criminal sexual conduct.
A suburban Minneapolis priest has agreed to go on paid leave while Pennsylvania authorities investigate whether there was a cover-up of sexual abuse by someone in his Catholic order.
Two women who were sexually abused as minors by a priest, have filed lawsuits against the St. Cloud Diocese. The two cases were filed this (Tuesday) morning under the Child Victims Act.
A St. Paul man is suing the Boy Scouts of America, claiming his scoutmaster repeatedly sexually abused him when he was between 12 and 16. Jim McDonough's lawsuit alleges the abuse happened between 1967 and 1971 at the hands of Leland "Lee" Opalinski, who died last year.