Category Archives: Matthew Feeney

Man convicted of sexual abuse to face child rape charge in Mass

Posted on August 2, 2016
Posted in Matthew Feeney

[Webmaster’s Note: Matthew Feeney is a 1991 graduate of Saint John’s University and was the Youth Group Minister at the Church of St. Joseph in the early 1990s.]

Matthew Feeney to stand trial in Massachusetts

Posted on August 2, 2016
Posted in Matthew Feeney

[Webmaster’s Note: Matthew Feeney is a 1991 graduate of Saint John’s University and was the Youth Group Minister at the Church of St. Joseph in the early 1990s. The leadership at the Church of Saint Joseph has been under fire for covering … Continue reading →

2 Victims Sexually Abused by Minnesota Casting Director Awarded $2.1 Million

Posted on July 28, 2016
Posted in Jerome Tupa, Matthew Feeney

[Webmaster’s Note: Matthew Feeney is a 1991 graduate of Saint John’s University and was the Youth Group Minister at the Church of St. Joseph in the early 1990s. The leadership at the Church of Saint Joseph has been under fire … Continue reading →

Victims abused by Minnesota casting director awarded more than $2 million

Posted on July 28, 2016
Posted in Matthew Feeney

MINNEAPOLIS (KMSP) – Two brothers have been awarded more than $2 million by a Hennepin County jury for the sexual abuse they suffered from former casting director Matthew Feeney. After three and a half hours of deliberations on Wednesday, the … Continue reading →

The List

Posted on May 19, 2014
Posted in Agustin Cerezo, Allen Tarlton, Aloysius Michels, Andre Bennett, Angelo Zankl, Ann Marie Biermaier, Anthony Oelrich, Anthony Ruff, Anthony Smithwick, Anthony Tabor, Antonio Marfori, Augustine Strub, Barry Vinyard, Bede Parry, Brennan Maiers, Bruce Wollmering, Bruno Ugliano, Casimir Plakut, Chrysostom Kim, Dan Ward, Dominic Keller, Don Tauscher, Donal Fox, Dunstan Moorse, Finian McDonald, Fr. Burkard Arnheiter, Fran Hoefgen, Francisco Schulte, Frank Donovan, Gerald Farrell, Gil Gustafson, Gregory Soukup, Howard Oaks, Isaac Connolly, James Kelly, Jim Phillips, John Eidenschink, John Gallen, John Kelly, Jonathan Licari, Jure Kristo, Justin Capato, Mathias Faue, Matthew Feeney, Mel Taylor, Michael Bik, Michael Brunovsky, Michael Weber, Miguel Diaz, Nathan Libaire, Othmar Hohmann, Paschal Brisson, Paul GoPaul, Peregrin Berres, Richard Eckroth, Robert Blumeyer, Robert Burke, Robert Koopmann, Roger Julkowski, Simeon Thole, Stephen Lilly, Steve Lilly, Steve Pavkovich, Terry DeSutter, The List, Thomas Gillespie, Tim Backous, Timothy Kelly, Tom Andert, Tom Thole, Vincent Yzermanns, William Skudlarek

The List: 104 Credibly Accused Tracking the Public Lists Since the 1930s, fifty-eight (58) monks and thirteen (13) other members of the Saint John’s community have been credibly accused of sexual abuse and/or other misconduct. Another thirty-two (32) individuals with strong ties to St. John’s have … Continue reading →

Investigators: In Feeney’s Words (Video)

Posted on February 18, 2013
Posted in Matthew Feeney

It’s already known that Feeney’s victims span decades — and possibly the country, but Feeney says he stayed away from teen boys in the years following three child sex abuse convictions in 1992. While he has repeatedly refused to give … Continue reading →

Letter: Sexual Misconduct and the Church of Saint Joseph, MN

Posted on January 9, 2013
Posted in Aloysius Michels, Dunstan Moorse, Jerome Tupa, John Kinney, John Klassen, Matthew Feeney, Michael Weber, Othmar Hohmann, St. Joseph Parish, Thomas Gillespie

[Webmaster’s Note: The following letter was mailed via US Mail on January 7 and January 8 to over 1100 families in St. Joseph, Minnesota. It is a followup to an article on this web site dated July 19, 2010. The … Continue reading →

Matthew Feeney Pleads Not Guilty (Video)

Posted on October 19, 2012
Posted in Matthew Feeney

[Webmaster’s Note: Matthew Feeney is a graduate of Saint John’s University and former youth minister at Saint Joseph Church in Saint Joseph, Minnesota.]

Matthew Feeney Slipped Through Their Fingers.

Posted on July 19, 2012
Posted in Matthew Feeney, Opinion

The truth is Stearns County failed our children as well as the child in Massachusetts . Had they done their jobs 20 years ago this man may still be behind bars. At the very least he would still be a … Continue reading →

New charges for [Feeney] accused of molesting boy

Posted on June 28, 2012
Posted in Matthew Feeney

Feeney was arrested by Norton [Massachusetts] police in February and pleaded innocent to indecent assault and battery and other charges related to an alleged incident in December 2010 not related to his casting company. He is free on $25,000 cash … Continue reading →

Matthew Feeney (re Jacob Wetterling)

Posted on June 26, 2012
Posted in Jacob Wetterling, Matthew Feeney

The night Jacob was taken I was returning from a Youth Group event and dropping off XXXXXX (who lived across from the Wetterlings) so we were by the 7-11 and drove down the Wetterling road within an hour (if not … Continue reading →

Former St. Joseph Youth Minister Arrested

Posted on June 26, 2012
Posted in Matthew Feeney, Thomas Gillespie

Matthew “Matti” Feeney, former youth minister at St. Joseph Church in St. Joseph, Minnesota was arrested this morning. [ View ]

Minnesota talent agent Matthew Feeney jailed on child molestation charges

Posted on June 26, 2012
Posted in Matthew Feeney

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (KMSP) – A Minnesota talent agent accused of molesting two brothers who wanted to become actors was booked into jail early Tuesday, one day after a nationwide warrant was issued for his arrest.

Local casting agent charged in sexual assault

Posted on February 28, 2012
Posted in Matthew Feeney

A casting agent who has worked in the Twin Cities film community for many years has been charged in a Massachusetts sexual assault. Matthew Feeney, 43, is accused of assaulting a 14-year-old boy in December 2010. Feeney pleaded not guilty … Continue reading →

Youth ministry proves rewarding for Feeney

Posted on October 24, 1989
Posted in Matthew Feeney

Matti Feeney knows kids. For the past four years he has been a CYC camp counselor and has gained an invaluable education…. He tells his campers that he’ll answer any question they throw at him. In five years, Feeney says … Continue reading →