Saint John’s Abbey Returns Gift

Posted on December 15, 2009
Posted in Tom Petters

COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – On Tuesday, Dec. 15, the monks of Saint John’s Abbey voted to return a $2 million gift from the Thomas J. Petters Family Foundation for construction of the Petters Pavilion and to remove the name. A new name for the facility has not yet been selected.

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St. John’s Monks Accused of Major Sex Crime Cover-up

Posted on December 9, 2009
Posted in Bruce Wollmering, Patrick Noaker

COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – What some might call a disturbing lawsuit was filed in Stearns County Tuesday alleging the cover-up of nearly 25 years of sex crimes committed by 11 Benedictine monks at St. John’s Abbey.
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Lawsuit alleges Benedictines covered up abuse allegations

Posted on December 9, 2009
Posted in Bruce Wollmering

A lawsuit filed in St. Cloud Tuesday accuses the Benedictine Order of covering up sex-abuse allegations that were made against 11 clerics working at St. John’s University in Collegeville in the 1960s, ’70s and ’80s.
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Lawsuit targets St. John’s Prep School, abbey

Posted on December 9, 2009
Posted in Bruce Wollmering, John Klassen, Patrick Noaker

A former St. John’s Prep School student sued the school and St. John’s Abbey on Tuesday, alleging fraud for allowing a monk to continue interacting with students after they received an allegation of sexual misconduct against the monk.
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Former student files fraud suit against St. John’s Prep and Abbey

Posted on December 8, 2009
Posted in Bruce Wollmering, John Klassen, Patrick Noaker

A former St. John’s Prep School student sued the school and St. John’s Abbey on Tuesday, alleging fraud for allowing a monk to continue interacting with students after they received an allegation of sexual misconduct against the monk.
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Message from Abbot John to SJU & OSB Employees

Posted on December 8, 2009
Posted in Bruce Wollmering, John Klassen

Saint John’s learned earlier today of a possible lawsuit, which we plan to carefully review. We anticipate there may be news coverage of this tonight and tomorrow.

The individual named in the lawsuit was the subject of a press release by the abbey in July of 2006. [ View ] Read More

Lawsuit alleges St. John’s fraudulently”protected predatory priests”

Posted on December 8, 2009
Posted in Aaron Raverty, Bruce Wollmering, Patrick Noaker, St. John's Prep

Attorneys for a man claiming he was sexually abused by clergy at St. John’s in Collegeville have filed a lawsuit, alleging a massive cover-up that spans more than 25 years.
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Man suing over alleged sexual abuse at St. John’s Abbey

Posted on December 8, 2009
Posted in Bruce Wollmering, Patrick Noaker, St. John's Prep

St. Cloud, Minn. — A Minnesota man Tuesday sued the Order of St. Benedict at St. John’s Abbey in Collegeville over alleged sexual abuse.

Jeremiah McCarthy says he was a sophomore in 1971 at St. John’s Prep when Father Bruce Wollmering sexually abused him during a counseling session. Wollmering was a counselor at St. John’s Prep during the 1970s. He died earlier this year.
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Tuesday 12/8 Press Conference

Posted on December 7, 2009
Posted in Bruce Wollmering

There will be a press conference at 1pm on Tuesday, December 8, 2009 at the courthouse in St. Cloud regarding St. John’s Abbey and Father Bruce Wollmering.

More details available soon. Here

Rally for Joshua seeks renewed look into 2002 disappearance

Posted on November 13, 2009
Posted in Joshua Guimond

The seventh anniversary of the disappearance of Joshua Guimond of Maple Lake was marked by peaceful rallies on Saturday at the campus of St. John’s University in Collegeville and at the Stearn’s County Law Enforcement Center in St. Cloud.
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Seven Years… Time To Start Asking Questions

Posted on November 10, 2009
Posted in Allen Tarlton, Barbara Illsley, Brennan Maiers, Bruce Wollmering, Charles A. Flinn, Dale Launderville, David Baraga, David G. Farrington, Dunstan Moorse, Finian McDonald, Fran Hoefgen, Francisco Schulte, Isaac Connolly, Jim Kostreba, Jim Phillips, John Kelly, John Klassen, Joshua Guimond, Kate Lally, Mel Taylor, Michael Bik, Michael Hemmesch, Pat Marker, Review Board, Robert Blumeyer, St. John's Prep, Susan Fuchs-Hoeschen, Thomas Gillespie, Tom Andert, Tom Frost, William Skudlarek

Today (November 10, 2009) marks the seven year anniversary of Joshua Guimond’s disappearance from the St. John’s University campus in Collegeville, Minnesota.
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Caught in a Coverup

Posted on November 9, 2009
Posted in Dunstan Moorse, Isaac Connolly, Jacob Wetterling, Jim Kostreba, John Klassen, Joshua Guimond, Michael Hemmesch, William Skudlarek

On October 2, 2002 the St. Cloud Times reported that a settlement agreement between St. John’s and several victims had been reached. Three days later, and one month before Joshua Guimond disappeared, another article appeared in the St. Cloud Times.
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St. John’s launches ad campaign to counter image woes

Posted on November 9, 2009
Posted in John Brandl, John Hooley, John Klassen, Jon Hassler, Jon McGee, Martin Schirber, Michael Hemmesch

After a season of bad news about sexual abuse by some monks at St. John’s Abbey in Collegeville, Minn., the monastery’s university has launched a series of ads intended to offer a positive view of the school.
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Disappearance of SJU student reaches 7 years

Posted on November 7, 2009
Posted in Joshua Guimond

Family and friends of Josh Guimond today will mark seven years since the St. John’s University student disappeared after leaving a card party on campus.
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Rally Urges Further Search For St. John’s Student

Posted on November 7, 2009
Posted in Joshua Guimond

University student Josh Guimond disappeared. His family has not given up hope finding him and marched Saturday to keep that effort going.
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‘Justice for Josh’ rally, prayer service set for Nov. 7

Posted on November 5, 2009
Posted in Brian Guimond, Joshua Guimond, Shawn Vierzba

Family, friends and supporters of Joshua Guimond will be joining forces with victims of sexual abuse to host the “Justice for Josh” march on Nov. 7.
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Justice for Josh March – Starting Point

Posted on November 4, 2009
Posted in Joshua Guimond

Supporters are meeting at noon on Saturday, November 7th.

http://www.mapquest.com/mq/9-*hW8

7th Anniversary Of Guimond Disappearance Next Week

Posted on November 3, 2009
Posted in Joshua Guimond

COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. (AP) ― It’s been nearly seven years since St. John’s University student Josh Guimond disappeared after leaving a small card party about midnight.
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Justice for Josh March Timeline

Posted on October 31, 2009
Posted in Joshua Guimond

November 7th 2009:

Times Approximate

12:00n – 1:00pm: March at St. John’s
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Events planned for missing Maple Lake man

Posted on October 30, 2009
Posted in Joshua Guimond

Family, friends and supporters of Joshua Guimond will be joining forces with victims of sexual abuse to host the “Justice for Josh” march on Nov. 7.
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