Minnesota Archdiocese Charged in Sex Abuse Case

Criminal charges have been filed against the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis in Minnesota for failing to protect children from an abusive priest. The charges cite “numerous and repeated reports of troubling conduct” by former priest Curtis Wehmeyer — who was sentenced to a five-year prison term for criminal conduct with a minor and possession of child pornography in February 2013 — and fault the archdiocese for “turning a blind eye.” Ramsey County Attorney John...

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