Rev. Thomas Adamson - BishopAccountability.org

Assignment Record– Rev. Thomas Adamson

Summary of Case: Ordained a priest of the Winona diocese in 1958, Adamson has been accused of sexually abusing at least 37 children during his 25 years in the priesthood, and is said by experts to have possibly abused as many as 100 boys. He was transferred to the St. Paul-Minneapolis archdiocese in 1975 after multiple complaints by families that he was sexually abusing boys in Winona. Adamson's sexual abuse of boys continued in the Twin Cities archdiocese. He underwent psychiatric evaluation and treatment numerous times over the decades. Adamson was placed on leave in December 1984, after victims began surfacing and filing lawsuits. He has admitted to sexual misconduct with boys beginning in 1961 and throughout his career. After his dismissal from active ministry, Adamson went on to live in Eau Claire, WI, where he took classes at the University of Wisconsin, and worked as a clerk and nursing home activities assistant. The Winona diocese announced in March 2012 that Adamson had returned to his home town of Rochester, and that he was not permitted on diocesan church or school property. He was laicized in 2009.

Born: July 12, 1933
Ordained: May 31, 1958

Start	Stop	Assignments	Town/Accusations	State	Position	Notes
June 13, 1958 Winona bishop was Edwin Aloysius Fitzgerald (1949-1969).	June 16, 1961	St. Casmir's	Winona	MN	2/2. Assistant. Pastor was Msgr. Julius W. Haun, who was also a synodal judge in the Tribunal.
June 13, 1958	June 16, 1961	Cotter High School	Winona	MN	Instructor. Principal was Rev. James D. Habiger.	Cotter High School had 378 students.
June 13, 1958	June 16, 1961	Cotter High School	Winona
June 16, 1961	Aug. 16, 1962	St. Adrian's	Adrian • Adamson sexually abused an eighth-grade boy beginning in about 1961, a "relationship" that went on for over 10 years, until the boy was a young man about to be ordained a priest.	MN	Assistant Pastor
June 16, 1961	Aug. 16, 1962	St Adrian's High School	Adrian	MN	Assistant Principal
Aug. 16, 1962	Aug. 20, 1963	Lourdes High School	Rochester	MN	Assistant Principal. Principal was Rev. Donald G. Leary.	Lourdes High School had 703 students.
Aug. 20, 1963	Nov. 30, 1964	St. John the Baptist's	Caledonia • In July 2012 a former priest of the Winona diocese, Jim Fitzpatrick, stated publicly that when Adamson was in Caledonia, parents complained to him about that Adamson was abusing their sons and about 15 other boys there. • Adamson was accused in a 2013 lawsuit of repeatedly raping a 12-year-old St. John's altar boy in the early 1960s.	MN	Assistant	Fitzpatrick said he went to the bishop who "showed [him] the door".
Aug. 20, 1963	Nov. 30, 1964	Catholic Schools	Caledonia • In a 2014 deposition Adamson said he admitted to Bishop Fitzgerald as early as 1964 that he had abused a 14-year-old boy. He said he also abused another boy during the same time period but that Fitzgerald didn't ask him if he had abused other children.	MN	Superintendent
Nov. 30, 1964	June 15, 1967	Lourdes High School	Rochester • Adamson was accused of a "sexual indiscretion" with a boy in Rochester in 1967.	MN	Assistant Principal	Bishop Fitzgerald told Adamson to control his sexual behavior in 1964, per a psychiatric history given by Adamson. In 1967 Fitzgerald sent Adamson to a Rochester psychiatrist who was a member of Adamson's congregation.
June 8, 1966	June 15, 1967	St. Clement's	Hammond	MN	Administrator
June 15, 1967	Aug. 14, 1968	St. Theodore's	Albert Lea	MN	Assistant Pastor
		Lea College	Albert Lea	MN	Newman Center Chaplain
Aug. 14, 1968 Fitzgerald was succeeded as WInona bishop by Loras Joseph Watters (1969-1986).	June 15, 1971	St. Lawrence O'Toole	Fountain	MN
Aug. 14, 1968	June 15, 1971	St. Kilian's	Wycoff	MN
June 15, 1971	6/1974	St. Francis of Assisi	Rochester • Adamson was accused of the sexual abuse of another boy in the spring of 1974.	MN	Pastor	St. Francis had a school.
June 1974	Aug. 1974	Institute of Living	Hartford	CT	patient	Just before his stay at the Institute of Living, Adamson began to see a priest-psychologist in the archdiocese of St. Paul-Minneapolis.
Aug. 1974	Dec. 31, 1974	St. Francis of Assisi	Rochester	MN		In 1974 the brother of the alleged victim from 1961 who went on to become a priest, learned of his brother's abuse by Adamson. This was after the young priest was sent to treatment for chemical dependency and disclosed the alleged abuse. In Dec. 1974 the brother confronted Bishop Watters, saying that if Adamson wasn't removed form ministry he and the family would take the podium during Adamson's sermon and tell the congregation about the abuse. Adamson resigned that Sunday.
June 6, 1975 St. Paul and Minneapolis archbishop was John Robert Roach (1975-1995).		University of Minnesota	Minneapolis	MN	graduate studies	Bishop Watters is said to have asked the St. Paul and Minneapolis archdiocese to take Adamson, alluding to "incidents" that occurred in " at least five different communities across the entire diocese … over a 15-year span."
Jan. 6, 1975	Feb. 10, 1976	St. Leo the Great	St. Paul	MN
Feb. 10, 1976	June 1, 1976	St. Boniface	St. Bonifacius	MN
June 17, 1976	June 13, 1979	St. Thomas Aquinas	St. Paul Park • Adamson was accused in a 1987 lawsuit of having sexually abused a St. Thomas altar boy over a two-year period, beginning when the boy was 13- years-old in 1977. Adamson admitted to the abuse in depositions. • Adamson was arrested in Aug. 1977 after a 16-year-old boy reported to police that Adamson had sexually assaulted him. The boy had been hitchhiking, a guy named "Tom" picked him up, took him golfing, then tried to grab his genitals in a sauna. The boy told his mother, who called police. The police said to tell them if "Tom" contacted him again; they arrested Adamson after he showed up to meet the boy for another game of golf. • By 1988 three other boys from St. Thomas alleged Adamson sexually abused them between 1976 and 1979. • Adamson was accused in a May 2013 lawsuit of engaging in "unpermitted sexual contact" with a St. Thomas altar boy between 1976 and 1977.	MN	Associate	Adamson admitted to police that he tried to touch the boy's penis. He was charged by Dakota County authorities with "indecent liberties", but was released and not prosecuted for that. The case was given to Mendota Heights police who charged Adamson with indecent exposure, which was a misdemeanor . Adamson testified that he was sent for a psychiatric evaluation. The psychiatrist, who gave Adamson a reduced rate due to his status as a priest wrote, "This man has clinical psychiatric difficulties in the form of conflictual homosexual feelings. He is not a criminal type and very definitely is not a person who wishes to go out and hurt others. As such, he does not represent a danger in an open community."
June 13, 1979	Dec. 29, 1980	Immaculate Conception	Columbia Heights • In Nov. 1980 a fellow priest reported to archdiocesan officials that Adamson had been molesting an eighth grade boy at Immaculate Conception. • Adamson was accused in a lawsuit that was settled in 1991 of sexually abusing a boy from 1979-1987, beginning shorlty after Adamson's arrival at Immaculate Conception, when the boy was 13 years-old.	MN	Administrator	In November 1980 Adamson confessed the abuse to a priest at the chancery, Fr. Robert Carlson, who told him he would have to resign from the parish and enter treatment. The victim's parents met with Carlson, who told them "something would be done; Carlson is also said to have told him it was an "isolated incident". Officials claimed that at the time they thought Adamson's previous sexual problems involved adult males only. In Dec. 1980 names of other possible victims of Adamson surfaced. Carlson went on to become a bishop. Fr. Fitzpatrick stated in July 2012 that when he learned in 1981 that Adamson was to be assigned to his parish in Oakdale, he contacted Winona chancellor, Rev. Donald Schmitz. He said Schmitz told him Adamson was still abusing boys. Fitzpatrick said he then discussed this with Bishop Roach, and Adamson was assigned to Risen Savior in Apple Valley, rather than Oakdale.
Jan. 4, 1981	Jan. 23, 1981	St. Mary's Hospital		MN	patient
Feb. 2, 1981	Jan. 15, 1985	Risen Savior	Apple Valley • In a 1987 lawsuit, Adamson was accused of sexually abusing a 13-year-old boy from this area in Oct. 1982. Adamson was said to have tried to touch the boy's genitals in a whirlpool at an athletic facility. The diocese said they learned of the incident in March 1983. Adamson, at the time, admitted the two were naked in the whirlpool but said he was only "tickling" the boy. • In 2006 a man filed a lawsuit claiming Adamson molested him when he was a teenager and Risen Savior parishioner, in 1980 or 1981. The man said he had repressed his memories of the abuse until they were triggered in 2002 by reports of a widespread clergy abuse scandal in the U.S.	MN	Associate Pastor	As a condition of his assignment to Risen Savior, Adamson was instructed to have no contact with youth or with anyone from Immaculate Conception, among other things. In June 1981 rumors of Adamson being in contact with boys began again, and continued for the next three years. In a June 1984 memo, Archbishop Roach stated to Bishop Carlson regarding an Adamson victim whose parents he was going to be meeting, "The statute of limitations does not run out for 2 1/2 years. The mother and father are considering reporting this to the police." Archbishop Roach is said to have asked Bishop Watters to recall Adamson to Winona, saying "Adamson has had certain complaints made about him and his involvement with juvenile males", and that he would need "extensive in-patient treatment" before he could be assigned again. Adamson was placed on leave of absence Dec. 22, 1984. He was sent for five days to the Servants of the Paraclete's St. Michael's Center in St. Louis for a psychiatric evaluation.
Dec. 22, 1984		Leave of Absence
Feb. 11, 1985	April 1985	St. Michael’s Center	St. Louis	MO	patient	This was a Servants of the Paraclete facility.
April 1985 Winona diocese	1987		• A 2014 deposition revealed that there were allegations of abuse from 1987.			Former Winona Bishop Watters stated under oath in 1986 that he never knew what Adamson's specific problems were until 1984; however, Adamson said in a deposition that Watters confronted him in 1973 about a rumor of sexual misconduct by Adamson toward a boy. St. Paul-Minneapolis auxiliary bishop Robert Carlson stated that the diocese "had no knowledge of" problems with Adamson until 1980.
1987			Eau Claire	WI	student; clerk; nursing home activities assistant	In 1988 Adamson was taking classes at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. As of 2007 he was living in Altoona, WI, just outside of Eau Claire.
	March 2012			MN		Adamson was laicized in 2009.
March 2012 John Michael Quinn is Winona bishop (2009- ).			Rochester			Adamson's move back to Minnesota was announced by the Winona diocese in March 2012. The diocese stated it notified all parishes and schools and that Adamson was told he was not permitted on diocesan church or school premises. In July 2012 the 2006 lawsuit by a former Risen Savior boy against Adamson was thrown out by the state Supreme Court, which ruled that repressed memory theory is unproven. With that went the possibility that the names of 46 other credibly accused Minnesota priests would be revealed. In a May 2014 deposition Adamson admitted to sexually abusing at least ten boys from the 1960s to the mid-1980s and added, when asked, that he didn't really know how many he had abused. The plaintiff's attorney had a list of the names of 37 men claiming they were abused by Adamson as boys.

Sources: Official Catholic Directory (New York: P.J. Kenedy and Sons, 1959-1985)

• Church Assignment Record
• Diocese of Winona Assignment Record

1980s
• Memo from Archbishop Roach to Bishop Carlson, June 29, 1984
• Minnesota Regional News , Minn., United Press International, February 3, 1987
• The Most Rev. Robert Carlson, United Press International, February 15, 1987
• St. Paul, MN , United Press International, April 14, 1988
• “Don’t Tell Anybody ... You’ll Get in Trouble, and So Will I”, First of Three Parts, By Bob Ehlert, Star Tribune, December 11, 1988
• Lawyer Found Priest Had Abused Other Youths, Second of Three Parts, By Bob Ehlert, Star Tribune, December 12, 1988
• Secrets Finally Become Matter of Public Record, Third of Three Parts, By Bob Ehlert, Star Tribune, December 13, 1988
• Columbia Heights, Minn., United Press International, September 20, 1989

1990s
• Anoka, Minn., United Press International, November 3, 1990
• Jury Awards $3.555 Million to Man Sexually Abused by Priest, United Press International, December 7, 1990
• Jury's Award Reduced in Priest Molestation Suit, Chicago Tribune, May 2, 1991
• Court Upholds Punitive Damages against Church in Sex Case, United Press International, March 24, 1992
• High Court Won't Hear Adamson Abuse Case, By Donna Halvorsen, Star Tribune, May 23, 1992

2002-2009
• Minnesota Faced Allegations of Abuse by Priests Decade Ago, By Margaret Zack, Star Tribune, April 13, 2002
• Minnesota Cases That Made Headlines, By Linda Scheimann, Star Tribune, February 28, 2004
• Man Sues Two Dioceses, Claims Abuse, Former Apple Valley Priest Accused, By Steve Scott, Pioneer Press [Minnesota], April 25, 2006
• Sins of Thy Neighbor, By Trish Van Pilsum, My Fox Twin Cities [Minnesota], February 1, 2007
• Man Seeking Punitive Damages against Former Diocese of Winona Priest Accused of Sexual Abuse, By Kevin Behr, Winona Daily News, January 12, 2008
• Rev. Thomas Adamson Timeline, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, July 3, 2009

2012
• Winona Diocese Warns of Admitted Sex Abuser's Return to Rochester, By Christina Killion Valdez,The Post-Bulletin, March 2, 2012
• State Supreme Court Tosses Lawsuit against Archdiocese, By Abby Simons, Star Tribune, July 25, 2012
• Statement of Jeff Anderson Re: Minnesota Supreme Court Decision - John Doe 76c V. Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis and Diocese of Winona, Jeff Anderson & Associates, July 25, 2012
• Adamson Assignment Record, Winona diocese
• Crookston Times: Court Rejects Adamson Abuse Case Based on Keenan's Repressed Memory, Jeff Anderson & Associates, July 27, 2012
• Former Diocese of Winona Priest Describes Encounter with Bishop, Concerns about Adamson Abuse, By Jerome Christenson, LaCrosse Tribune, July 27, 2012
• Getting to the Truth: Coming Forward on the Diocese of Winona Abuse, By Mike Bryant, Legal Examiner, August 30, 2012

Feb.-May 2013
• Child Victims Act Would Eliminate Time Limit to Sue Child Abusers, By Sasha Aslanian, Minnesota Public Radio , February 13, 2013
• Jim Fitzpatrick: Child Sexual Abuse Victims Should Be Able to Seek Justice, By Jim Fitzpatrick, Winona Daily News, April 28, 2013
• The Courage of One, Patrick J. Wall, May 20, 2013
• Former Priest Named in First Sex-abuse Lawsuit under New Minnesota Law, By Richard Chin, Pioneer Press, May 29, 2013
• Former Winona Diocese Priest to Be Named in Civil Suit, Winona Daily News, May 29, 2013
• First Lawsuit Filed under New Sex Abuse Law, By Madeleine Baran , MPR news, May 30, 2013, May 30, 2013
• Suit Filed against Former Winona Priest, By Jerome Christenson, Winona Daily News, May 30, 2013
• New Minnesota Law Spawns Fresh Lawsuits over Decades-old Priest Sex Abuse, Press TV, May 31, 2013

Aug.-Sept. 2013
• Doe 16 v Diocese of Winona, 3rd District Court, Winona MN, Aug. 27, 2013
• Diocese of Winona Named As Defendant in Sex Abuse Lawsuit, KAAL, August 29, 2013
• Lawsuit Seeks Names of 13 Priests Accused of Abuse, By Kay Fate, Post-Bulletin, August 29, 2013
• Altar Boy Named in Priest Suit, Winona Daily News, August 30, 2013
• Alleged Sex Abuse Victim Speaks Out, By Jeron Rennie, KIMT, August 30, 2013
• Iowa Man Files Abuse Lawsuit against Diocese of Winona, KTTC, August 31, 2013
• Archbishop Robert Carlson: Old Files Shed Light on Long History of Handling Sex Abuse Scandals, By Sam Levin, Riverfront Times, September 16, 2013

Dec. 2013
• Judge Orders Names of Accused Priests Released, By Emily Gurnon, Pioneer Press, December 2, 2013
• Winona Diocese Says It Will Comply with Judge's Order to Release List of Priests Credibly Accused of Abuse, By Jerome Christenson, The Winona Daily News, December 4, 2013
• Priests with Credible Claims against Them of Sexual Abuse of a Minor, The Catholic Spirit, December 5, 2013
• Former Fridley Priest on List of Accused Priests, By James Warden, Patch, December 5, 2013
• St Paul & Minneapolis List of Credibly Accused Priests released Dec. 5 2013
• Archdiocese Names 34 Priests Accused of Sexually Abusing Minors, By Tony Kennedy, Star Tribune, December 5, 2013
• Priest on Archdiocese List in Albert Lea in ’60s, Albert Lea Tribune, December 7, 2013
• Abuse Survivors Hoping Release of Priest List Prompts Other Victims to Come Forward, By Beth Hawkins, The MinnPost, December 6, 2013
• Lawsuit Alleges Child Sex Abuse by Golden Valley Priest in 1962, By Emily Gurnon, Pioneer Press, December 10, 2013
• Judge Allows Nuisance Claim to Proceed, Jeff Anderson & Associates, December 10, 2013
• Case Seeking Clergy Files from Twin Cities Archdiocese, Winona Can Go Forward., By Jean Hopfensperger, Star Tribune, December 10, 2013
• Diocese of Winona Case Moves Forward, The Winona Daily News, December 11, 2013
• 4 Former Local Priests Included in List of Accused Priests, Albert Lea Tribune, December 16, 2013
• Diocese of Winona Statement and List of Accused Priests with Assignments , Dec. 16, 2013
• Accused Former Columbia Heights Priest Also on Winona Diocese List, By James Warden, Patch, December 16, 2013
• Winona Priests "Credibly Accused" of Child Sex Abuse Disclosed, By Emily Gurnon, Pioneer Press, December 16, 2013
• Winona Diocese Releases Names of Accused Child Abusers, By Kay Fate, The Post-Bulletin, December 16, 2013
• Diocese of Winona Releases Names of Priests Accused of Child Abuse, By Jean Hopfensperger, The Star Tribune, December 16, 2013
• Former Priest Now Advocates for Priest Abuse Victims, By Kay Fate, The Post-Bulletin, December 17, 2013
• "Forced Release" of Priests" Names Not Enough, By Kay Fate, The Post-Bulletin, December 17, 2013
• Reconciliation Begins with Disclosure of Accused Priests, Post-Bulletin, December 20, 2013

Jan. 2014
• Judge Grants Archdiocese More Time to Name Accused Priests, By Emily Gurnon, Pioneer Press, January 3, 2014
• Judge Gives Archdiocese More Time to Name Accused Priests, By Jean Hopfensperger, Star Tribune, January 3, 2014
• Judge Orders Winona Diocese to Release List of All Priests Accused of Abuse since 2004, By Madeleine Baran, Winona Daily News, January 4, 2014
• Twin Cities, Winona Church Leaders Seek Delay in Naming More Accused Catholic Priests, By Madeleine Baran, Minnesota Public Radio, January 13, 2014
• Archdiocese Seeks More Time to Challenge Order to Name Priests, By Jean Hopfensperger, Star Tribune, January 13, 2014
• Archdiocese to Judge: Block Top Officials from Testifying in St. Paul Park Case, By Emily Gurnon, Pioneer Press, January 26, 2014

Feb. 2014
• Archdiocese Gets More Time to Name Accused Priests, By Mily Gurnon, Pioneer Press, February 2, 2014
• Judge Orders Key Archdiocese Leaders to Face Deposition, By Aaron Ziemer, Bring Me The News, February 11, 2014
• Judge Orders Archdiocese Leaders to Testify in Clergy Abuse Cases, By Blake McCoy, KARE 11, February 11, 2014
• Archbishop Nienstedt to be Deposed Under Oath, By Madeleine Baran, Minnesota Public Radio, February 11, 2014
• Judge Orders Twin Cities Archbishop to Be Deposed under Oath, By Cassie Hart, KSTP, February 11, 2014
• Judge Allows Deposition of Twin Cities Archbishop in Sex Abuse Case, By Emily Gurnon, Pioneer Press, February 11, 2014
• In a First, Judge Orders Archbishop to Testify about Clergy Sex Abuse, By Jean Hopfensperger, Star Tribune, February 11, 2014
• Statement from the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, By Jim Accurso, Roman Catholic Archdiocese, February 11, 2014
• Top Catholic Archdiocesan Officials Ordered to Testify, By Jay Olstad, KARE, February 12, 2014
• Survivors Network of Abused Priests Releases Statement on Order, By Cassie Hart, KSTP, February 12, 2014
• Statement Regarding Appeal to Minnesota Court of Appeals, By Jim Accurso, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, February 14, 2014
• Archdiocese Seeks to Block Nienstedt's Deposition, By Madeleine Baran St. Paul, Minnesota, Public Radio, February 14, 2014
• Archdiocese Files to Prevent Archbishop Nienstedt's Deposition, By Emily Gurnon, Pioneer Press, February 14, 2014
• Archbishop Reverses Himself & Tries Again to Block Disclosures, SNAP, February 14, 2014
• Archdiocese Moves to Block Testimony in Clergy Abuse Cases, By Tony Kennedy, Star Tribune, February 14, 2014
• Winona Diocese Required to Compile New List of Accused Priests, By Jerome Christenson, Winona Daily News, February 15, 2014
• Number of Alleged Sex Abusers Greater than Church has Revealed, By Madeleine Baran, Minnesota Public Radio, February 19, 2014
• Accused priests: Who They Are, Where They’ve Served, What’s Alleged, Minnesota Public Radio, February 20, 2014
• Archdiocese Sends Court Sealed List of Priests Accused of Child Sexual Abuse since 2004, By Madeleine Baran, Minnesota Public Radio, February 27, 2014
• St. Paul Archbishop Will Give Testimony Next Month, By Emily Gurnon, Pioneer Press, February 27, 2014
• Archbishop's Deposition Set but SNAP Predicts It Won't Happen, SNAP, February 27, 2014

March 2014
• Court of Appeals Issues Orders in Doe 1 Lawsuit, Jeff Anderson & Associates, March 5, 2014
• Court Clears Way for Deposition of Archbishop Nienstedt, By Madeleine Baran, Minnesota Public, Radio, March 5, 2014
• MN- Court Says Church Depositions Must Happen, Victims Respond, By Frank Meuers, Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests, March 5, 2014
• Appeals Court Rejects Archdiocese Bid to Stop Nienstedt Deposition, By Emily Gurnon, Pioneer Press, March 5, 2014
• Appeals Court: Archbishop Must Testify in Clergy Abuse Lawsuit, By Jean Hopfensperger, Star, Tribune, March 5, 2014
• Archdiocese Must Yield Info on "Credibly Accused" Priests, By Emily Gurnon, Pioneer Press, March 18, 2014
• Winona Diocese Ordered to Turn over Documents on Accused Priests, Winona Daily News, March 22, 2014
• St. Paul Archdiocese Asks for More Time, more protection in priest files, By Jean Hopfensperger, Star Tribune, March 25, 2014
• Retired Judge Will Be Special Master in Lawsuit Against Archdiocese, By Madeleine Baran, Minnesota Public Radio, March 25, 2014
• St. Paul Archdiocese Seeks More Time Before Release of Documents, By Ben Grove, Bring Me News, March 26, 2014
• St. Paul Archdiocese Gets More Time for Some Priest Filings, By Emily Gurnon, Pioneer Press, March 27, 2014
• Court Won't Seal Deposition of St. Paul Archbishop in Priest Sex Abuse Case, St. Cloud Times, March 27, 2014
• Twin Cities Archdiocese Will Begin Rolling out Files on Abusive Priests, By Jean Hopfensperger, Star Tribune, March 27, 2014

April 2014
• Deposition of Archbishop Nienstedt, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, April 2, 2014
• Nienstedt Submits to Critical Questioning over Handling of Child Sex Abuse Allegations, By Sasha Aslanian St. Paul, Minnesota Public Radio, April 2, 2014
• Archbishop's Deposition Ends "Heatedly" after 4 Hours, Lawyer Says; Archdiocese Says He Answered All Questions, By Richard Chin, Pioneer Press, April 2, 2014
• Twin Cities Archbishop Gives Deposition, Dispute Arises, St. Cloud Times, April 3, 2014
• 2nd Top Official with Archdiocese to Give Court-Ordered Deposition, By Jennie Olson, KSTP, April 16, 2014
• Former Archdiocese Deputy Answers Questions under Oath about Handling of Sex Abuse Cases, By Madeleine Baran St. Paul, Minnesota Public Radio, April 16, 2014
• Former Vicar General Kevin McDonough Deposed in Clergy Sex Abuse, By Shelby Capacio, Fox 9, April 16, 2014
• Former Twin Cities Vicar General Deposed in Priest Sex Abuse Cases, By Emily Gurnon, Pioneer Press, April 16, 2014
• Statement: Deposition of Fr. Kevin McDonough, By Jim Accurso, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, April 16, 2014
• St. Paul Archbishop Said He Tried to Limit "Total Disclosure" of Suspected Abusive Priests, but Has Changed Approach, By Emily Gurnon, Pioneer Press, April 22, 2014
• Depositions of Archbishop John Nienstedt and Father Kevin Mcdonough, Roman Catholic, Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, April 24, 2014
• He Said, He Said, By Grant Gallicho, dotCommonweal, April 25, 2014

May 2014
• Archdiocese Drops Request to Speak to Mother of Man Who Says Priest Abused Him, Daily Reporter, May 8, 2014
• Privacy Vs. Public Safety Argued in Clergy Abuse Case, By Jean Hopfensperger, Star Tribune, May 8, 2014
• Deposition of Archbishop Flynn, May 14, 2014
• Adamson Deposition, May 16, 2014
• Deposition of Archbishop John Nienstedt, Deposition Taken April 2, 2014, Released April 22, 2014 by Jeff Anderson & Associates
• Deposition of, Father Kevin McDonough, Deposition Taken on April 16, 2014, Released on April 24, 2014 by Jeff Anderson & Associates
• Chronology of Clergy Abuse, May 2013-Present, By Jean Hopfensperger, Star Tribune, May 25, 2014
• Ex-archdiocesan Official Contradicts Nienstedt's Sworn Testimony Over Abuse Claim, By Madeleine Baran, Minnesota Public Radio, May 28, 2014
• St. Paul Ex-Church Official Suggested Archbishop Resign, By Emily Gurnon, Pioneer Press, May 28, 2014
• Archbishop Nienstedt Should Consider Resigning, Former Vicar General Suggested., By Jean Hopfensperger, Star Tribune, May 28, 2014

July 2014
• Diocese of Winona Wants Venue Change, By Chao Xiong, Star Tribune, July 07, 2014
• Affidavit of Jennifer Haselberger, Jeff Anderson and Associates, July 15, 2014
• Twin Cities Archdiocese "Far, Far from Best Practice" on Abuse, By Brian Roewe, National Catholic Reporter, July 15, 2014
• Archdiocese Had ‘Cavalier Attitude’ About Clergy Abuse Cases, By Jean Hopfensperger, Star Tribune, July 15, 2014
• Statement Regarding Affidavit in John Doe 1 Lawsuit, By Jim Accurso, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, July 15, 2014
• Archdiocese Lawyer Spills Cover-Up Claims in 107-page Affidavit, Fox 9, July 16, 2014
• Deposition of Andrew Eisenzimmer, May 6, 2014, Jeff Anderson & Associates, July 15, 2014
• Archdiocese, Diocese of Winona Seek to Throw Doe 1 Lawsuit out of Court, Jeff Anderson & Associates, July 18, 2014
• Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis to Seek Dismissal of Abuse Lawsuit, St. Cloud Times, July 20, 2014
• The Church Protects its Own, By Madeleine Baran, Minnesota Public Radio, July 21, 2014
• Ramsey County Judge Advances Part of Priest Abuse Lawsuit, Studies Other Issue, By Emily Gurnon, Pioneer Press, July 21, 2014
• Can Archdiocese be Considered 'Public Nuisance'?, By Tom Lyden, Fox 9, July 22, 2014
• Ramsey County Judge Rules Clergy Sex Abuse Case May Go to Trial, By Madeleine Baran, Minnesota Public Radio, July 22, 2014
• Judge: Jury Should Decide Priest Abuse Lawsuit, southernminn.com, July 22, 2014

Aug. 2014
• Number of Priests Accused Child Sexual Abuse Triples, By Madeleine Baran, Minnesota Public Radio, August 4, 2014
• In Twin Cities Archdiocese, 103 Priests Accused of Sex Misconduct, By Emily Gurnon, Pioneer Press, August 04, 2014
• Ramsey County Priest Abuse Trial Put Off; Winona Diocese Wants It Moved, By Emily Gurnon, Pioneer Press, August 26, 2014
• Winona Diocese Appeals to Move Clergy Abuse Trial from Ramsey County, By Jean Hopfensperger, Star Tribune, August 26, 2014

Sept. 2014
• Judge Rules ..., Jeff Anderson & Associates, September 3, 2014
• Judge Won't Dismiss Clergy Sex Abuse Suit; Nov. 3 Trial Set, By Madeleine Baran, Minnesota Public Radio, September 3, 2014
• St. Paul Archdiocese Pedophile Priest Lawsuit May Proceed, By Emily Gurnon, Pioneer Press, September 3, 2014
• Judge Allows 'Public Nuisance' Claim Against Archdiocese, By Jean Hopfensperger, Star Tribune, September 3, 2014
• Judge: Diocese of Winona Case is Headed to Court, Winona Daily News, September 3, 2014
• Judge Won't Dismiss Public Nuisance Claim Against Archdiocese, By Jenna Lohse, KAAL, September 4, 2014
• Abuse Case against Diocese of Winona Headed for Trial, By Jerome Christenson, Winona Daily News, September 4, 2014
• Archdiocese Trial Will Stay in Ramsey County, By Chao Xiong, Star Tribune, September 10, 2014
• Diocese of Winona's Request to Move Trial Denied, Winona Daily News, September 10, 2014
• Supplemental Pretrial Order, Sept. 15, 2014
• Judge Splits Clergy Sex Abuse Trial into 2 Phases, WQOW, September 15, 2014
• News Release, Jeff Anderson & Associates, September 15, 2014

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This assignment record was last updated on Sept. 30, 2014