As reported by
AP, yesterday a settlement considered as historic by both sides was reached in a clergy sex abuse case,
Doe 1 v. Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis. As part of the settlement, the Archdiocese adopted 17
Child Protection Protocols. The Diocese of Winona adopted
similar Protocols. In a
Statement announcing the agreement, Archbishop John Nienstedt emphasized:
The agreement embodies a strengthened spirit of collaboration in addressing the issues related to clerical sexual abuse.
In a separate
Statement, defense attorney Jeff Anderson, said:
This child protection protocol, invested in by Doe 1, survivors and the Archdiocese, signals a new day and a new way for protection of children, healing of survivors, and full transparency and disclosure in a new way we’ve never seen.
