In the three years since the passage of a state law that temporarily
lifted the civil statute of limitations for sexual abuse claims, the
Diocese of New Ulm has received 98 claims of sexual abuse from victims.
Of the diocese’s 75 parishes, 28 are named in lawsuits involving 15
priests. On Tuesday in Brown County District Court attorneys with Jeff
Anderson and Associates filed two civil suits against the New Ulm
Diocese.
Both allege abuse by the same priest, Reverend Michael Skoblik, who is now deceased. One claims the victim was sexually abused by Skoblik at the Church of St. George in Glencoe between 1953 and 1966. The other alleges sexual abuse by Skoblik at the Church of St. Joseph in Silver Lake. Since March, Skoblik has been named in 3 other civil lawsuits filed in Brown County District Court. They allege abuse at Holy Family Parish and St Pius X Parish. Another priest, the Reverend John Gleason was accused in a civil suit filed Monday of sexually abusing a girl in 1970 until 1972 while at St. Michael Catholic Church in Morgan.
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Both allege abuse by the same priest, Reverend Michael Skoblik, who is now deceased. One claims the victim was sexually abused by Skoblik at the Church of St. George in Glencoe between 1953 and 1966. The other alleges sexual abuse by Skoblik at the Church of St. Joseph in Silver Lake. Since March, Skoblik has been named in 3 other civil lawsuits filed in Brown County District Court. They allege abuse at Holy Family Parish and St Pius X Parish. Another priest, the Reverend John Gleason was accused in a civil suit filed Monday of sexually abusing a girl in 1970 until 1972 while at St. Michael Catholic Church in Morgan.
http://www.knuj.net/2016/05/new-ulm-diocese-receives-98-claims-of-abuse/