Category Archives: 2016 Abbey File Release

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 … Continue reading →

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.

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 … Continue reading →

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.

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.

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.

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.