From Tim O’Malley, Director, Office of Ministerial Standards and Safe Environment
In our continuing efforts to encourage healing, empower victims/survivors of sexual abuse to come forward, and promote transparency, we are adding to our website today the names of 19 men who have substantiated claims of sexual abuse of a minor against them. Eighteen of the men have been disclosed by their diocese or religious order based on alleged abuse outside of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, but had, at some point, served or spent time in this archdiocese. The other man served in the archdiocese until his death in the early 1960s and is being disclosed now based on recent interviews with victims/survivors who courageously came forward.
Disclosed by another diocese or religious order:
Cornelius DeVenster, OSC | Thomas O’Brien, OSC |
John Gleason | Michael Paquet, OSC |
Othmar Hohmann, OSB | James Phillips, OSB |
Paul Kabat, OMI | David Roney |
Thomas Meyer, OMI | Urban Schmitt, OSC |
James Moeglein, OSC | Michael Skoblik |
Dunstan Moorse, OSB | Charles Stark |
Orville Munie, OMI | Emil Twardochleb, OMI |
John Murphy | Pirmin Wendt, OSB |
Disclosed by the Archdiocese:
Vincent Worzalla
The assignment history for each man is located on our Safe Environment website.
If you or someone you know has been abused, the first call should be to law enforcement.