A well-known St. John’s
Abbey monk, the Rev. Timothy Backous, is accused of sexually abusing two
boys decades ago in lawsuits filed Thursday in St. Paul.
It was the
second time in recent weeks that a St. John’s monk was sued after being
suspended from ministry and then cleared by the abbey. The Rev. Thomas
Andert, former abbey prior, also was sued by two men after being cleared
by the abbey last November.