Suit Seeks Release of Records of Accused Priests

In Bemidji, Minnesota yesterday, a woman identified only as Jane Doe 4 filed a lawsuit against the Catholic Diocese of Crookston (MN) seeking release of files compiled by the diocese in 2002 listing the names of suspected child sexual abuse offenders.  According to yesterday's Bemidji Pioneer, the plaintiff was abused over 40 years ago when she was 9 years old by priest James Porter. Porter also abused some 20 boys in 1969-70.