Jennifer Haselberger

3 Collection Items

• Betrayed by Silence: A radio documentary

  MPR Special Report presents an MPR News Investigation “Betrayed by Silence: A radio documentary,” which looks at clergy abuse, cover-up, and crisis in the Twin Cities Catholic Church as three archbishops hid the truth.

  Jul. 14, 201459 minSave
• Secret accounts paid for clergy misconduct but left church open to financial abuse

  MPR’s Tom Scheck reports on internal financial reports that show the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis for years diverted millions of dollars away from its traditional work to deal with clergy misconduct.

  Jan. 23, 201411 minSave
• MPR News Investigation: Archdiocese leaders knew of priests sexual compulsions years before he pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse

  Curtis Wehmeyer, a St. Paul priest, is serving a five year prison sentence for sexually abusing two children and possessing child pornography. When he was sentenced, the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis expressed regret, but assured the public that it had acted immediately. An MPR News investigation has found that top leaders knew of the priest's sexual behavior for nearly a decade before he pleaded guilty and didn't tell parishioners.

  Sep. 23, 2013Save