Abbey names 3 more accused abusers; The names have been added to the list of St. John's Abbey clerics who have faced plausible allegations of sexual abuse recently or in the more distant past.(NEWS)

From: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) | Date: August 3, 2006| Author: | Copyright information

Byline: Pamela Miller; Staff Writer

The names of three priests accused of sexual misconduct, primarily in the 1970s and `80s, have been released by St. John's Abbey in Collegeville, Minn., abbey officials said Wednesday.

The abbey's external review board, created in 2003 in response to sex-abuse allegations, included the names in its annual report to Abbot John Klassen, said the Rev. William Skudlarek, Klassen's executive assistant.

The abbey has released about 13 other names in recent years, Skudlarek said. The newly named:

- The Rev. Robert Blumeyer, accused ...

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