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Alleged abuse victim sues St. John’s Abbey
ST. PAUL, Minn. – A man who says he was sexually abused by an instructor at St. John’s Preparatory School in Collegeville is filing a Ramsey County lawsuit against the school, the religious order of monks that runs it, and … Continue reading
Former Prep School student sues school, monk, abbey
A former St. John’s Prep student is suing the school, a monk who used to teach at the school and the Order of St. Benedict and St. John’s Abbey, alleging a cover-up of sexual abuse.
Press Conference Scheduled
Announcement of a lawsuit to be filed on Tuesday in Ramsey County District Court against Collegeville, Minnesota-based St. John’s Preparatory School, St, John’s Abbey, the Order of St. Benedict and Father Raymond Francisco Schulte, a minister at the school. The … Continue reading
PARTE DE PRENSA
POR QUE: Ess el anuncio de una demanda por radicarse el martes en el juzgado del Distrito del Condado Ramsey contra St. John’s Preparatory School en Collegeville, Minnesota, la St. John’s Abbey, la Order of St. Benedict y el padre … Continue reading
Pedophilia
Some pedophiles limit their behaviors to exposing themselves or masturbating in front of the child, or fondling or undressing the child, but without genital contact. Others, however, compel the child to participate in oral sex or full genital intercourse.
Fr. Dan Ward on Documenting Abuse Allegations
An abbot receives information from a victim that a monk sexually abused him while attending the monastery’s school. When the abbot confronts the monk, the monk admits the abuse along with some other instances of abuse. The entire situation, including … Continue reading
Restricted Monk Removes Facebook Page
Br. Isaac Connolly, a monk at St. John’s Abbey in Collegeville, MN recently took down his Facebook page [ Link ] after it was featured in the new “Meet the Monks” section on the Behind the Pine Curtain web site … Continue reading
St. John’s Abbey Culture
For decades, a group of monks at St. John’s Abbey operated a sex abuse ring. Boys as young as 9 were victimized, as were teenage boys and girls. But most of the victims were novice monks – high school and … Continue reading
Meet the Monks at St. John’s Abbey
The ”Meet the Monks” section of this web site lists 734 monks professed at Saint John’s Abbey between 1950 & 2012. The list serves as a resource to the public, and allows victims to find their perpetrator’s name, or the … Continue reading
Web Site Comment
About a year ago I was at a meeting at the St. Cloud diocese offices and talked with a lady who was struggling with having an adult son who is homosexual. We got to talking about it and she mentioned … Continue reading
Email from 1980 Graduate of SJU
Interestingly I get solicited all the time from SJU for money. I have a friend in Minneapolis who’s son was molested by a neighbor, she compared it to SJU, and guess what I NEVER EVER heard about this before this … Continue reading
St. Paul attorney on the front lines of church abuse crisis
(NPR) St. Paul, Minn. — Jeffrey Anderson grew up in Edina. He’s a self-described former hippie. He’s been a roofer. He’s gone to a food shelf to feed his wife and son, and counts a public urination case as one … Continue reading
A brief timeline of Jeffrey Anderson’s life and career
St. Paul, Minn. — St. Paul attorney Jeffrey Anderson has undertaken a 30-year legal campaign against sexual abuse in the Catholic Church, and the church leaders he has accused of covering up the scandal. Here’s a look at some key … Continue reading
Retired Superior Priest Suspended
“Right now, all we know is that maybe something happened, and maybe it involved a minor,” Lyons said. “Bishop [Peter] Christensen has made it clear that any time a situation comes to his attention where it’s even possible a minor … Continue reading
Fr. Dan Ward, SOB
If you have information regarding misconduct by Fr. Dan Ward or his role in the coverup of crimes committed by Fr. Francisco Schulte or any other monk at St. John’s Abbey, please use the Feedback link (above). If you were … Continue reading
St. Francis in the Bahamas (Othmar Hohmann)
Father Bernard then installed Fr. Othmar Hohmann, OSB, as pastor of St. Francis Church. Fr. Othmar, a talented, friendly, dramatist, zealously continued the work of this predecessors: promoting enthusiastic congregational vocal praying; singing during liturgical services; giving catechetical instructions during … Continue reading
Father Mathias Faue, OSB
Father Mathias Faue, O.S.B. has been named in at least one civil lawsuit and in an archdiocesan report.