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21 July 2016

Clergy abuse timeline: How the Twin Cities archdiocese got here

A look back at the history of events in the child sex abuse scandal at the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis.
2013  May 23: A change in Minnesota law creates a three-year window for filing sex abuse lawsuits previously barred by statute of limitations, triggering a wave of lawsuits against the archdiocese seeking millions of dollars in damages.
May 29:The first lawsuit is filed, by a John Doe 1, in Ramsey District Court.