Category Archives: Michael Ford

Abbey requests Schulte’s files remain private

Posted on September 18, 2011
Posted in Francisco Schulte, Jeff Anderson, Michael Ford

(SC Times) The attorneys representing St. John’s Abbey, St. John’s Prep School, the Order of St. Benedict and the Rev. Francisco Schulte are asking a Stearns County judge to keep secret any documents, information or evidence that they turn over … Continue reading →

Lawsuit details abuse of altar boy by former St. John’s abbot

Posted on June 7, 2011
Posted in Jeff Anderson, Michael Ford, Patrick Wall, Richard Sipe, Timothy Kelly

A.W. Richard Sipe, a former monk at St. John’s who has worked on numerous cases of clergy sex abuse nationwide, said at a news conference Tuesday that he spoke to the man who is alleging the abuse and that there … Continue reading →

Puerto Rico suit accuses St. John’s Abbey monk of sexual abuse

Posted on May 2, 2011
Posted in Francisco Schulte, Michael Ford, Puerto Rico, San Antonio Abad

(SC Times) SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A lawsuit filed Monday in a Puerto Rico court accuses a St. John’s Abbey monk of sexually abusing a teenager in 1978 at a boarding school in Humacao.

Second suit alleges abuse by St. John’s monk

Posted on April 29, 2011
Posted in Francisco Schulte, Jeff Anderson, Michael Ford, Puerto Rico, San Antonio Abad

(SC Times) A news conference has been scheduled for Monday in front of the Federico Degetau Federal Building in San Juan, Puerto Rico, to announce a new lawsuit against a St. John’s Abbey monk and the Order of St. Benedict … Continue reading →

Abbot: Pavkovich “Shouldn’t Be” at St. John’s

Posted on April 18, 2011
Posted in John Klassen, Lay Faculty, Michael Ford, Steve Pavkovich

According to Abbot John Klassen in June of 2010, former Prep School teacher Steve Pavkovich is not allowed at St. John’s. When asked in 2010 why Pavkovich was still visiting campus from time to time, Klassen responded, “shouldn’t be.” This “restriction” … Continue reading →

St. John’s Abbey/Prep clergy abuse settlement hits snag

Posted on March 29, 2011
Posted in Jeff Anderson, Michael Ford, Settlement Information

(SC Times) ST. PAUL — A key provision of a deal to settle nine of the 12 pending lawsuits against St. John’s Abbey, St. John’s Prep School and 10 clergy members accused of sexual misconduct was in dispute late Monday.

Abbey Counsel’s Statement Removed After Two Days

Posted on August 4, 2010
Posted in Aaron Raverty, BS, Michael Ford, PR Machine, Statements

According to an email sent by Aaron Raverty on August 2nd: “In our continuing effort to be responsible and to clarify our position and use of terminology, the abbey’s response team, in cooperation with legal counsel, has written this “Statement … Continue reading →

Counsel’s statement on legal status of accused monks

Posted on August 2, 2010
Posted in Francisco Schulte, Jim Phillips, John Klassen, Michael Ford, PR Machine, Statements

[Webmaster's Note: This is yet another attempt by the abbey's public relations team to shift the focus from the members of its community who have raped, sodomized and otherwise destroyed the lives of 100's of victims who trusted the monks … Continue reading →