On Wednesday, June 20, Saint John\u2019s Abbey filed seven lawsuits with Stearns County Court in Saint Cloud. These suits were served against Saint John\u2019s by plaintiffs\u2019 attorneys in the final weeks of the window created by the Minnesota Child Victims Act, which closed May 25. However, the lawsuits were not filed in court at that time.<\/p>\n
Although it is usually plaintiffs who file cases in court, Saint John\u2019s is itself filing these claims because of various legal issues that can only be resolved once the suit is actually filed and the court process begins. These are not lawsuits brought by Saint John\u2019s, nor are they new claims. Instead, they are lawsuits served on Saint John\u2019s this past Spring that are being filed with the court in order to move various legal processes along.<\/p>\n
One of the complaints, brought by \u201cDoe 304,\u201d alleges \u201cunpermitted sexual contact with Plaintiff\u201d in 1993, when the plaintiff was a minor, and names then-Br. Doug Mullin, OSB, as the offender. Fr. Mullin was the Prep School Dean of Students at that time. Fr. Mullin adamantly denies the allegation. Saint John\u2019s Abbey has full confidence in Fr. Mullin\u2019s denial and, by filing the complaint in court\u2014at Fr. Mullin\u2019s request\u2014is seeking to restore his good name.<\/p>\n
View as PDF… Here<\/a><\/p>\n Saint John’s Abbey On Wednesday, June 20, Saint John\u2019s Abbey filed seven lawsuits with Stearns County Court in Saint Cloud. These suits were served against Saint John\u2019s by plaintiffs\u2019 attorneys in the final weeks of the window created by the Minnesota Child Victims … Continue reading
\nJuly 24, 2016<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"