This past week, the Crosier’s released a list of Crosiers with one or more credible claims of sexual abuse of minors. On that list were the names of six who worked in the St Cloud area:
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Neil Emon, oscDate of birth: 11/20/1940Date of ordination: 06/03/1967Weekend priest/spiritual director, Central Minnesota TEC Program, 1978–88Pastor, St. Peter, St. Cloud, Minn., 1980–89Date removed from ecclesiastical ministry: 5/28/2002Current location: Phoenix, living under safety planCurrent status: Retired; no priestly faculties—————-Gerald FuncheonDate of birth: 07/22/1938Date of ordination: 05/22/1965Teacher/Spiritual Director, Cathedral High School, St. Cloud, Minn., 1980–82Date removed from ecclesiastical ministry: 4/1/1993Status: Dispensed from vows on 6/25/1987; incardinated into Diocese of Lafayette-in-Indiana on 7/31/1987Current location: MissouriCurrent status: No priestly faculties—————James Moeglein, oscDate of birth: 01/05/1943Date of ordination: 05/31/1970Deacon, St. Mary’s, St. Cloud, Minn., Summer 1969–70Weekend priest/spiritual director, Central Minnesota TEC Program, 1978-–88Date removed from ecclesiastical ministry: 6/1/2002Current location: Onamia, living under safety planCurrent status: No priestly faculties—————–Wendell MohsDate of birth: 2/18/1952Date of first profession: 8/21/1974Weekend retreat staff, Central Minnesota TEC Program, 1979–82Date removed from work with minors: Was not a member of the Order at the time of allegation
Current location: MinnesotaCurrent status: Left the Order on 11/1/1982; dispensed from vows on 9/17/1987———————–Roger VaughnDate of birth: 06/16/1948Date of ordination: 05/14/1977Prior assignments:Weekend priest/spiritual director, Central Minnesota TEC Program, 1979–84Parochial Vicar, St. Peter, St. Cloud, Minn., 1980–84Date removed from ecclesiastical ministry:10/6/2000Current location: New YorkCurrent status: Dismissed 11/27/2001; no longer a member of the Roman Catholic Church—————–Justin Weger, oscDate of birth: 04/21/1925Date of ordination: 06/07/1952Associate, St. Mathias, Fort Ripley, Minn., 1953–54Pastor, St. Therese, Vineland, Minn., 1957–67Date removed from ecclesiastical ministry: Priestly faculties withdrawn 1976Current status: Deceased (1/15/2005)In a comparison: Only one name (Vaughn) is on the St Cloud Dioceses List.
The names are now disclosed, there are more lists that exist in Minnesota, and there are many more names to find.
Abuse of children and the continued silence by the offenders needs to be prevented. If you suffered, saw, or suspected such events, it is important to know that there is help out there.
