Fox9 Investigators: Saint John’s Monks: Restricted, Really? (w/ Video)

Posted on July 28, 2010
Posted in Abbey Apology, Jim Phillips, John Klassen, Pat Marker, St. John's Prep, Statute of Limitations

(Fox9) COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – In 2002, the head of St. John’s Abbey told the public monks, who were accused of sexual misconduct, they would live under restrictions. Many thought it was a sort of house arrest, but that was not the case. The FOX 9 Investigators found just how easy it is for a so called restricted monk to leave St. John’s and befriend a family, a family that didn’t initially know about the monk’s restrictions because St. John’s had not made his name public.

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Br. Jim Phillips… Background, History

Posted on July 28, 2010
Posted in Bahamas, Bruce Wollmering, Francisco Schulte, Jim Phillips, John Klassen, Kate Lally, Michael Bik, Pat Marker, Restricted List, Robert Blumeyer, Settlement Information, St. John's Prep

There are several stories here:

1. In 2002, two former St. John’s Prep School students brought claims of sexual abuse against Br. Phillips. Br. Phillips allegedly fondled both of these victims, and sodomized one of the victims with his thumb. St. John’s Abbey settled these two claims of sexual abuse (and possibly several others) against Br. Phillips.

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Abbot John Klassen’s Voicemail Regarding Jim Phillips

Posted on July 28, 2010
Posted in Jim Phillips, John Klassen

“This is Abbot John Klassen calling from St. John’s and I am returning your calls. I was finally successful in speaking to [name] regarding Br. Jim Phillips. I spoke with her directly about the fact that Br. Jim is living with supervision, that there were two allegations from the 1980’s, early 80s, that we did an investigation, that despite his denial of these events, nevertheless, he was not convincing of his account of events, that he has been living with supervision since that time.”

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Email from Abbot Klassen to Victim of Br. Jim Phillips

Posted on July 28, 2010
Posted in Jim Phillips, John Klassen

Brother Jim was removed from public ministry immediately at the time your allegation came to our attention in August 2002 and has been at the abbey since that time. At no time since has he had access to minors as part of his work.

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Coverup Ends… Br. Jim Phillips is “Monk Under Supervision”

Posted on July 28, 2010
Posted in Bahamas, Barbara Illsley, David Baraga, David G. Farrington, Jacob Wetterling, Jim Phillips, John Klassen, Joshua Guimond, Kate Lally, Restricted List, Review Board, St. John's Prep

After more than eight years of covering up credible allegations of sexual abuse by one of its members, a source at St. John’s Abbey in Collegeville, MN has admitted that Br. Jim Phillips is a “Monk Under Supervision”.


Br. Jim Phillips in mid-1970’s

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Email to Abbot Klassen re Fr. Hohmann

Posted on July 28, 2010
Posted in John Klassen, Othmar Hohmann, St. Joseph Lab School, St. Joseph Parish

Abbot John, I have now spoken to both victims. Victim #2 has been devastated by the abuse. Any details will identify her or her family. She is scared and alone because of the abuse and your coverup.

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Fr. Othmar Hohmann… 2nd Victim Comes Forward

Posted on July 28, 2010
Posted in John Klassen, Othmar Hohmann, Pedophilia, St. Joseph Parish

This morning we were contacted by a second victim of Fr. Othmar Hohmann.

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Posted on July 28, 2010
Posted in Pat Marker, Review Board

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Br. Jim Phillips… Wednesday at 9pm of Fox9 (Minneapolis)

Posted on July 27, 2010
Posted in Jim Phillips, John Klassen, Kate Lally, Restricted List, Review Board, St. John's Prep

On Wednesday evening, Minneapolis television station Fox9 [ Link ] will air a report on Br. Jim Phillips, a monk at St. John’s Abbey in Collegeville, Minnesota.

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Kiddie Porn at the Prep School

Posted on July 27, 2010
Posted in Isidore Glyer, Pornography

We have learned that Br. Isidore Glyer was removed from his position at the Prep School after allegations of inappropriate activity surfaced.

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Saint John’s Abbey: Safety Plans for Sexual Offenders

Posted on July 27, 2010
Posted in Jim Phillips, John Klassen, Restricted List

Monks with a Safety Plan may not have social relationships or individual contact with vulnerable persons of any age on the Saint John’s campus or off-campus, in any setting.

Webmaster’s Note: This Official Statement should be read carefully. The Abbey continues to hold itself, and its offending monks, to such a low standard of responsibility and accountability. Sadly, offending monks are failing to meet even the low expectations set by the Abbey.

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Abbey Monks on the Web

Posted on July 26, 2010
Posted in Aelred Senna, Anthony Ruff, Bob Pierson, Brennan Maiers, Columba Stewart, David Paul Lange, Dennis Beach, Finian McDonald, Isaac Connolly, J.P. Earls, Jerome Tupa, John Klassen, John-Bede Pauley, Luke Mancuso, Michael Patella, Nickolas Becker, Paul-Vincent Niebauer, Peter Sullivan, Publications, Restricted List, Richard Oliver, Robert Koopmann, Stephen Warzecha, Tim Backous, Tom Andert, William Schipper

The following monks from St. John’s Abbey have web sites:

Fr. Tom Andert
Fr. Timothy Backous
Br. Dennis Beach
Fr. Nickolas Becker
Br. Isaac Connolly

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Catholic Sex Scandal

Posted on July 23, 2010
Posted in Homosexuality, Rome

A gay priest sex scandal has rocked the Catholic Church in Italy today after a weekly news magazine released details of a shock investigation it had carried out.

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Church blasts gay priests leading `double life’

Posted on July 23, 2010
Posted in Homosexuality, Rome

ROME – The Italian church says gay priests must not lead a “double life,” expressing pain and anger over a magazine article and video purporting to show priests frequenting gay locales in Rome.

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Vatican Toughens Rules On Sexual Abuse Of Children

Posted on July 15, 2010
Posted in Allen Tarlton, Isidore Glyer, Pedophilia, Pope Benedict XVI, Pornography, Statute of Limitations

They also specify that priests who acquire, possess or distribute child pornography will be considered to have committed a serious offence subject to the same disciplinary action as abusers.

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – The Vatican on Thursday made sweeping revisions to its laws on sexual abuse of children by priests in its latest attempt to tackle a scandal that has shaken the Catholic Church around the world.

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Brennan Maiers on the Loose

Posted on July 14, 2010
Posted in Brennan Maiers, Monk Travel, Restricted List

Brennan Maiers, pedophile priest from St. John’s Abbey in Collegeville, Minnesota was reportedly out in public (without supervision, again) on Wednesday July 14th.

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Examining the Crisis: Scandal vs. crisis; PR vs. raw data

Posted on July 9, 2010
Posted in Jason Berry, Pope Benedict XVI, PR Machine, Richard Sipe, Thomas Doyle

Ron Westrum, professor of sociology at Eastern Michigan University, suggests that organizations react in a series of stages to “anomalous reports.” They are: 1) suppression, 2) encapsulation, 3) public relations, 4) local fix, 5) global fix, and 6) investigation of root causes. He came to his formulation through the study of the battered child syndrome that many people, even professionals, found hard to admit was a widespread phenomenon.

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Another Pedophile on Facebook

Posted on July 9, 2010
Posted in Brennan Maiers, Finian McDonald, Isaac Connolly, Jacob Wetterling, John Klassen, Pedophilia, Publications, St. John's Prep, Tom Andert

Br. Isaac Connolly [ Link ] took his down.
Fr. Finian McDonald [ Link ] did the same.
Now Fr. Brennan Maiers is taking a shot.

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Dioceses oust abusers they pledged to monitor

Posted on July 6, 2010
Posted in Allen Tarlton, Andre Bennett, Brennan Maiers, Bruce Wollmering, Cosmas Dahlheimer, Dan Ward, Dunstan Moorse, Finian McDonald, Fran Hoefgen, Francisco Schulte, Isaac Connolly, Jim Phillips, John Eidenschink, John Kelly, John Klassen, Michael Bik, Thomas Gillespie

At St. John’s Abbey in Collegeville, several members of the Order of St. Benedict live under restrictions imposed by Abbot John Klassen. Some members faced with the possibility of restrictions have taken leaves from the order to consider whether they wish to remain members of the order. Klassen said in 2002 that as many as 15 monks or priests were on restriction at the abbey, including former Abbot John Eidenschink. Klassen last month declined an interview request from the Times to discuss the current state of the abbey and the monks on restriction.

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Fr. Tom Andert’s Love Letters to a Minor Student

Posted on July 2, 2010
Posted in Uncategorized

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