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Letter: St. John’s Abbey doesn’t care about kids’ safety

Once again, facing a child sex abuse and cover-up scandal, St. John’s Abbey officials trot out the same tired canard about their “policies” about pedophilia. (“Lawsuit targets St. John’s Prep School, abbey,” Dec. 9.)

Saint John’s Abbey Returns Gift

COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – On Tuesday, Dec. 15, the monks of Saint John’s Abbey voted to return a $2 million gift from the Thomas J. Petters Family Foundation for construction of the Petters Pavilion and to remove the name. A new … Continue reading

St. John’s Monks Accused of Major Sex Crime Cover-up

COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – What some might call a disturbing lawsuit was filed in Stearns County Tuesday alleging the cover-up of nearly 25 years of sex crimes committed by 11 Benedictine monks at St. John’s Abbey.

Lawsuit alleges Benedictines covered up abuse allegations

A lawsuit filed in St. Cloud Tuesday accuses the Benedictine Order of covering up sex-abuse allegations that were made against 11 clerics working at St. John’s University in Collegeville in the 1960s, ’70s and ’80s.

Lawsuit targets St. John’s Prep School, abbey

A former St. John’s Prep School student sued the school and St. John’s Abbey on Tuesday, alleging fraud for allowing a monk to continue interacting with students after they received an allegation of sexual misconduct against the monk.

Former student files fraud suit against St. John’s Prep and Abbey

A former St. John’s Prep School student sued the school and St. John’s Abbey on Tuesday, alleging fraud for allowing a monk to continue interacting with students after they received an allegation of sexual misconduct against the monk.

Message from Abbot John to SJU & OSB Employees

Saint John’s learned earlier today of a possible lawsuit, which we plan to carefully review. We anticipate there may be news coverage of this tonight and tomorrow. The individual named in the lawsuit was the subject of a press release … Continue reading

Lawsuit alleges St. John’s fraudulently”protected predatory priests”

Attorneys for a man claiming he was sexually abused by clergy at St. John’s in Collegeville have filed a lawsuit, alleging a massive cover-up that spans more than 25 years.

Man suing over alleged sexual abuse at St. John’s Abbey

St. Cloud, Minn. — A Minnesota man Tuesday sued the Order of St. Benedict at St. John’s Abbey in Collegeville over alleged sexual abuse. Jeremiah McCarthy says he was a sophomore in 1971 at St. John’s Prep when Father Bruce … Continue reading

Tuesday 12/8 Press Conference

There will be a press conference at 1pm on Tuesday, December 8, 2009 at the courthouse in St. Cloud regarding St. John’s Abbey and Father Bruce Wollmering. More details available soon. Here

Rally for Joshua seeks renewed look into 2002 disappearance

The seventh anniversary of the disappearance of Joshua Guimond of Maple Lake was marked by peaceful rallies on Saturday at the campus of St. John’s University in Collegeville and at the Stearn’s County Law Enforcement Center in St. Cloud.

Seven Years… Time To Start Asking Questions

Today (November 10, 2009) marks the seven year anniversary of Joshua Guimond’s disappearance from the St. John’s University campus in Collegeville, Minnesota.

Caught in a Coverup

On October 2, 2002 the St. Cloud Times reported that a settlement agreement between St. John’s and several victims had been reached. Three days later, and one month before Joshua Guimond disappeared, another article appeared in the St. Cloud Times.

St. John’s launches ad campaign to counter image woes

After a season of bad news about sexual abuse by some monks at St. John’s Abbey in Collegeville, Minn., the monastery’s university has launched a series of ads intended to offer a positive view of the school.

Disappearance of SJU student reaches 7 years

Family and friends of Josh Guimond today will mark seven years since the St. John’s University student disappeared after leaving a card party on campus.

Rally Urges Further Search For St. John’s Student

University student Josh Guimond disappeared. His family has not given up hope finding him and marched Saturday to keep that effort going.

‘Justice for Josh’ rally, prayer service set for Nov. 7

Family, friends and supporters of Joshua Guimond will be joining forces with victims of sexual abuse to host the “Justice for Josh” march on Nov. 7.

Justice for Josh March – Starting Point

Supporters are meeting at noon on Saturday, November 7th. http://www.mapquest.com/mq/9-*hW8

7th Anniversary Of Guimond Disappearance Next Week

COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. (AP) ― It’s been nearly seven years since St. John’s University student Josh Guimond disappeared after leaving a small card party about midnight.

Justice for Josh March Timeline

November 7th 2009: Times Approximate 12:00n – 1:00pm: March at St. John’s