AM 1240 WJON » sexual abuse http://wjon.com Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:27:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Abbey Spokesman: Accused Member No Longer Active http://wjon.com/abbey-spokesman-accused-member-no-longer-active/ http://wjon.com/abbey-spokesman-accused-member-no-longer-active/#comments Fri, 20 Jul 2012 13:36:03 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=119109 A spokesman for St. John's Abbey says he can't address the central claim in a new lawsuit accusing abbey officials of allowing a member to continue teaching long after he was accused of sexual abuse.

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]]> http://wjon.com/abbey-spokesman-accused-member-no-longer-active/feed/ 0 Seth Tisue, Flickr Plea Deal for Stearns County Deputy Accused of Sexual Abuse http://wjon.com/plea-deal-for-stearns-county-deputy-accused-of-sexual-abuse/ http://wjon.com/plea-deal-for-stearns-county-deputy-accused-of-sexual-abuse/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 20:18:39 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=99101 A Stearns County sheriff's deputy has reached a plea deal on charges that he sexually abused three teenagers. Sergeant Phil Meemken reached the deal today as jury selection was scheduled to begin for his trial in Anoka County.

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]]> http://wjon.com/plea-deal-for-stearns-county-deputy-accused-of-sexual-abuse/feed/ 0 Stearns County Jail photo Attorney: All Youth Coaches Must Report Abuse http://wjon.com/attorney-all-youth-coaches-must-report-abuse/ http://wjon.com/attorney-all-youth-coaches-must-report-abuse/#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2011 15:25:07 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=49932 An attorney with the state court system says all Minnesota youth coaches are legally required to report incidents of child abuse and neglect.

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]]> http://wjon.com/attorney-all-youth-coaches-must-report-abuse/feed/ 0 St. John's Abbey Responds To Allegations Of Abuse Against Kelly http://wjon.com/st-johns-abbey-responds-to-allegations-of-abuse-against-kelly/ http://wjon.com/st-johns-abbey-responds-to-allegations-of-abuse-against-kelly/#comments Tue, 07 Jun 2011 17:11:28 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=17475 St. John's Abbey has responded to more allegations of sexual abuse. The Abbey released a written statement today (Tuesday) saying "The Abbey is saddened and shocked to learn of allegations of sexual abuse in the mid-60s against one of it's deceased members, Abbot Timothy Kelly. In accordance with its Policy, St. John's Abbey has begun an investigation of the accusation."

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]]> http://wjon.com/st-johns-abbey-responds-to-allegations-of-abuse-against-kelly/feed/ 0 Abbot Timothy Kelly (St. John's Abbey) New York Man To Sue St. John's, Alleging Abuse http://wjon.com/new-york-man-to-sue-st-johns-alleging-abuse/ http://wjon.com/new-york-man-to-sue-st-johns-alleging-abuse/#comments Tue, 07 Jun 2011 11:17:00 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=17422 A New York man is suing St. John's Abbey and the Order of St. Benedict in Collegeville, alleging a former abbot abused him years ago at a Bronx church. Attorneys for the alleged victim say in a news release their client was abused by Abbot Timothy Kelly in 1966 and 1967, when the victim was an altar boy at St. Anselm's church in New York, where Kelly was an associate pastor.

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]]> http://wjon.com/new-york-man-to-sue-st-johns-alleging-abuse/feed/ 0 St. John's To Mail Letter About Abuse To Alumni http://wjon.com/st-johns-to-mail-letter-about-abuse-to-alumni/ http://wjon.com/st-johns-to-mail-letter-about-abuse-to-alumni/#comments Fri, 01 Apr 2011 21:38:46 +0000 Lee Voss http://wjon.com/?p=11686 St. John's Abbey and the survivors of sexual misconduct by current and former abbey members have reached an agreement about the distribution of a letter signed by two survivors and Abbot John Klassen. Writing the letter and distributing it to former students at St. John's Prep School in Collegeville was a key part of a settlement announced Monday that ended nine of 12 legal actions against the abbey.

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]]> http://wjon.com/st-johns-to-mail-letter-about-abuse-to-alumni/feed/ 0 Archdiocese List Of Accused Priests Remains Secret http://wjon.com/archdiocese-list-of-accused-priests-remains-secret/ http://wjon.com/archdiocese-list-of-accused-priests-remains-secret/#comments Fri, 01 Apr 2011 13:20:52 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=11608 The Archdiocese of St. Paul has a list of 33 priests accused of sexually abusing minors. But, unlike a similar list of priests revealed this week by St. John's Abbey in Collegeville, the St. Paul priests will remain unnamed.

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]]> http://wjon.com/archdiocese-list-of-accused-priests-remains-secret/feed/ 0 Navada Man: Minnesota Diocese Knew Of Irish Priest's Past http://wjon.com/navada-man-minnesota-diocese-knew-of-irish-priests-past/ http://wjon.com/navada-man-minnesota-diocese-knew-of-irish-priests-past/#comments Tue, 11 Jan 2011 11:37:07 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=4525 A Nevada man who claims he was sexually abused by an Irish priest has sued the Diocese of New Ulm, saying it didn't warn parents or children that the Rev. Francis Markey had been accused of abuse before.

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