Klassen: Allegation against Andert is unsubstantiated

Posted on February 8, 2016
Posted in Allen Tarlton, John Klassen, PR Machine, Review Board, Tom Andert

(SC Times) Allegations of sexual abuse against the former prior of St. John’s Abbey have been found to be unsubstantiated, according to Abbot John Klassen.

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Abbey Statement Regarding Father Tom Andert

Posted on February 6, 2016
Posted in Allen Tarlton, John Klassen, Review Board, Tom Andert

Allegations of sexual abuse brought last year against the Rev. Thomas Andert, OSB, have been found to be unsubstantiated. The conclusion comes at the end of a six-month-long, comprehensive investigation into the claims.

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Abuse allegations ‘unsubstantiated’ against former St. John’s Abbey prior

Posted on February 6, 2016
Posted in Allen Tarlton, John Klassen, PR Machine, Review Board, Tom Andert

(MPR) Sexual abuse allegations against the former prior at St. John’s Abbey were found to be unsupported after a 6-month investigation, Abbey officials said Thursday.

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29 Questions for Abbot John Klassen, OSB

Posted on February 3, 2016
Posted in Agustin Cerezo, Allen Tarlton, Angelo Zankl, Anthony Smithwick, Bede Parry, Ben Spanier, Dan Ward, Francisco Schulte, Isaac Connolly, John Eidenschink, John Klassen, Mel Taylor, Michael Brunovsky, Notker Wolf, Othmar Hohmann, Paul GoPaul, Steve Lilly, Terry DeSutter, Thomas Gillespie, Tim Backous, Tom Andert

A list of questions for the open forum “regarding sexual abuse” to be held at 3:00pm today on the campus of Saint John’s University in Collegeville, Minnesota.

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Employee Open Forum with Abbot John

Posted on February 2, 2016
Posted in 2016 Abbey File Release, John Klassen

CSB, SJU, and OSB faculty, staff, and administration are invited to attend an Open Forum with Abbot John Klassen about sexual abuse issues recently in the news, including the voluntary release of files of monks who credibly have been accused of sexual abuse of minors. Abbot John will start with brief opening comments and then the session will be open for any questions you may have.

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2,000 Area Students On Campus in Collegeville

Posted on February 1, 2016
Posted in Donald Kettler

COLLEGEVILLE — About 2,000 students from Catholic schools throughout Central Minnesota are expected to attend a noon Mass on Wednesday officiated by St. Cloud Diocese Bishop Donald Kettler at the St. John the Baptist Abbey Church. The mass is part of Catholic Schools Week, a national celebration of Catholic education, and is hosted by St. John’s Preparatory School.

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Audio of Father Dan Ward and Alleged Victim

Posted on January 30, 2016
Posted in Dan Ward, John Klassen

20160124_father_dan_ward_sundayAs previously shared here, Father Dan Ward gave a presentation (via Skype) to an audience of 50-75 people on the campus of Saint John’s University in Collegeville, Minnesota on Sunday, January 24, 2016. One of Father Dan Ward’s many [ Link ] alleged victims attended.

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Personal files of clergy abuse victim were made public

Posted on January 28, 2016
Posted in 2016 Abbey File Release, Aelred Senna, Gary Schoener, John Klassen

(Star Tribune) Louise read with curiosity that St. John’s Abbey was making public its files on 18 monks who had sexually abused minors — until she clicked open the online file about the monk who abused her.

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Abbey Uses Tarlton Obituary to Rewrite History

Posted on January 28, 2016
Posted in Allen Tarlton, John Klassen

Father Allen Tarlton died on Monday.

Father Allen Tarlton was a fantastic English teacher.  Students in the 80’s and 90’s remember him as “Huggy Bear.” An earlier generation called him “Smokie.”

Father Allen Tarlton was also a monster… a sexual predator. Files released as part of a settlement with one of his victim’s described decades of sexual abuse.

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Father Allen Tarlton Obituary

Posted on January 28, 2016
Posted in Allen Tarlton

Father Allen Paul Tarlton OSB (1929 – 2016)

Collegeville

May 25, 1929 – January 25, 2016

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Victims say St. John’s Abbey released documents containing personal information

Posted on January 26, 2016
Posted in 2016 Abbey File Release, Gary Schoener, John Klassen

(Fox 9) It’s called the “Minnesota Transparency Initiative.” This month, in the interest of transparency, Saint John’s Abbey released thousands of pages of documents tied to monks “credibly accused of sexual abuse of minors” decades ago. However, some of the victims tell Fox 9 the release went too far — exposing private information about survivors.

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Contact With Gary Schoener and the WICC?

Posted on January 26, 2016
Posted in Gary Schoener

If you or one of your family members contacted Gary Schoener or one of his associates at the Walk-In Counseling Service in Minneapolis and they 1) in any manner dissuaded you from pursuing therapy or action against Saint John’s Abbey and/or  2) they requested your medical or therapy records and/or  3) you did not receive additional support from Saint John’s Abbey, please consider contacting an attorney, the Minnesota Board of Psychology and/or using the feedback link (above).

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Rev. Dan Ward Confronted After Presentation (Transcribed)

Posted on January 24, 2016
Posted in Dan Ward, Donald Kettler, John Klassen, Joshua Guimond

On Sunday, January 24, 2016, Father Dan Ward gave a presentation (via Skype) to an audience of 50-75 people on the campus of Saint John’s University in Collegeville, Minnesota.

One of Father Ward’s alleged victims attended. Father Ward admitted to the audience that he met with the alleged victim in the vice-president’s office [at the College St. Benedict] years ago, but he didn’t want to have a discussion about something that “was settled.”

Note: In October of 2012, Saint John’s Abbey confirmed that Father Dan Ward was under investigation for sexual misconduct. The public has yet to learn the results of that investigation, though Father Ward resigned from as Executive Director of the RCRI in May of 2013. Father Ward taught at St. John’s Prep School and St. John’s University.

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St. John’s Abbey releases files on child-abusing monks

Posted on January 19, 2016
Posted in 2015 File Release, 2016 Abbey File Release, John Klassen, Mike Finnegan

(Star Tribune) St. John’s Abbey released its personnel files on 18 monks credibly accused of sexually abusing minors on Tuesday, but the files already were being labeled incomplete by victims’ advocates.

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Abbey Releases Files of 18 Offenders (View Here)

Posted on January 19, 2016
Posted in 2015 File Release, 2016 Abbey File Release, Allen Tarlton, Andre Bennett, Brennan Maiers, Bruce Wollmering, Dominic Keller, Dunstan Moorse, Finian McDonald, Fran Hoefgen, Francisco Schulte, Jim Phillips, John Kelly, Michael Bik, Othmar Hohmann, Pirmim Wendt, Richard Eckroth, Robert Blumeyer, Thomas Gillespie

On January 19, 2016, Abbot John Klassen and Saint John’s Abbey released and made available to the public the files of eighteen monk offenders.

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St. John’s Abbey releases files on 18 monks accused of abuse

Posted on January 19, 2016
Posted in 2015 File Release, 2016 Abbey File Release, John Klassen

(MPR) As part of a lawsuit settlement, St. John’s Abbey in Collegeville, Minn., on Tuesday released the personnel files of 18 monks it says were credibly accused of sexually abusing minors.

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St. John’s Abbey Releases Monks’ Files In Abuse Settlement

Posted on January 19, 2016
Posted in 2015 File Release, 2016 Abbey File Release

COLLEGEVILLE (AP) – St. John’s Abbey has released personnel files of 18 monks it says were credibly accused of sexually abusing minors.

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Abbey’s Statement regarding lawsuit related to Othmar Hohmann

Posted on January 13, 2016
Posted in Othmar Hohmann
[Webmaster’s Note: What the abbey fails to disclose in this statement is that two other women have come forward with specific claims of abuse at the hands of Father Othmar Hohmann. Despite these credible allegations, the abbey has yet to reach out to the St. John’s or St. Joseph communities regarding Fr. Othmar Hohmann.]

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Former St. Joseph Priest Accused of Sex Abuse in New Lawsuit

Posted on January 13, 2016
Posted in Othmar Hohmann

(WJON) ST. CLOUD — A woman alleging she was abused by a Catholic priest at the Church of St. Joseph in the early 1960’s has filed a lawsuit. Jane Doe 115 has filed suit against the St. Cloud Diocese, Order of St. Benedict and Church of St. Joseph.

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Abbey Statement Regarding MPR News Story

Posted on December 19, 2015
Posted in John Klassen, Timothy Kelly
[Webmaster’s Note:  The abbey’s statement (below) is misleading and contains outright lies. Specific examples regarding are available… Here.] Read More