And today we have a new priest (Rev. Francis “Fran” Hoefgen) who admitted sexually abusing a boy in Cold Spring back in 1983, and who now has a lawsuit against him for having abused a Hastings, MN boy from 1989 to 1992. Hoefgen was never charged with a crime in Stearns County because he was moved to St. Luke's Institute in MD for "priests with problems." Then he was let go and allowed to abuse again. Check out his photo at the linked article, he looks like Jared's abductor. And he was actively abusing boys during the time period of both Jared and Jacob.
"ST. PAUL — A lawsuit filed Tuesday accuses a former St. John’s Abbey priest of sexually abusing a child at a Hastings parish where he was assigned after his superiors knew he had sexually abused a boy in Cold Spring.
The Rev. Francis “Fran” Hoefgen admitted in March 1984 that he had sexually abused a boy in the St. Boniface parish residence in Cold Spring. Hoefgen was sent to St. Luke Institute in Maryland for evaluation and treatment and never was charged with a crime in Stearns County."
http://www.sctimes.com/article/2013...-s-Abbey-priest-sexually-abusing-Hastings-boy
"ST. PAUL — A lawsuit filed Tuesday accuses a former St. John’s Abbey priest of sexually abusing a child at a Hastings parish where he was assigned after his superiors knew he had sexually abused a boy in Cold Spring.
The Rev. Francis “Fran” Hoefgen admitted in March 1984 that he had sexually abused a boy in the St. Boniface parish residence in Cold Spring. Hoefgen was sent to St. Luke Institute in Maryland for evaluation and treatment and never was charged with a crime in Stearns County."
http://www.sctimes.com/article/2013...-s-Abbey-priest-sexually-abusing-Hastings-boy