Home & Family

Home and family safety are at the heart of community well-being. This section highlights Minnesota laws and stories about household safety, elder care, product recalls, and child protection. Our goal is to keep Central Minnesota families informed and empowered to safeguard their loved ones.

Stearns County Charges Priest Rev. Anthony Oelrich

This week, Rev. Anthony Oelrich was charged with third-degree criminal sexual conduct for having sex with a woman he was counseling.

By Mike Bryant

/ 15 Feb 2018

Stearns County Charges Priest Rev. Anthony Oelrich

News Release: Fr. Antonio Marfori Added to Diocese of St. Cloud’s Clergy Abuse List, Attorneys Challenge Bishop to Release More Information

Attorneys Challenge Bishop to Release More Information About Perpetrator Priest Late Friday

By Mike Bryant

/ 16 Jan 2018

Antonio Marfori Added to Diocese of St. Cloud List of Sexual Abusers

Yesterday, the Diocese of St Cloud released a list adding Antonio Marfori to the list of those clergy likely to have abused minors.

By Mike Bryant

/ 13 Jan 2018

What You Were Reading In 2017 At The St Cloud Legal Examiner

This year has been a good one. I did take a couple of months off from writing, but am back. There were a couple of trials that were taking up a lot of my time. We thank everyone, who took the time to read any…

By Mike Bryant

/ 29 Dec 2017

3 Names Added to St. John’s Abbey List of Sexual Abusers

This past week St. John’s Abbey released a list adding 3 Monks accused of sexually abusing minors. Father Augustine Strub Father Hugo John “Augustine” Strub, OSB was born on March 7, 1921, Father Strub entered the monastic community of St. John’s professing simple vows on July 11,…

By Mike Bryant

/ 2 Oct 2017

17 Cases Settled, 3 Names Added to St. John’s Abbey List of Sexual Abusers

News Release: 17 Cases Settled, 3 Names Added to St. John’s Abbey List of Sexual Abusers St. John’s Abbey settles 17 more sex abuse cases, 3 never before disclosed names added to its list of abusers Newly identified abusers, Fr. Strub, Fr. Kelly and…

By Mike Bryant

/ 1 Oct 2017

Startling Look at Cost of Child Abuse

A recent Centers for Disease Control and Protection(CDC) study, The Economic Burden of Child Maltreatment in the United States and Implications for Prevention, was both interesting and frightening. The CDC states that … the total lifetime estimated financial costs associated with just one year of

By Mike Bryant

/ 19 Jun 2017

Crosier Order Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, Framework Established for $25.5m Agreement with Abuse Survivors

News Release June 1, 2017 Crosier Fathers & Brothers File for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Sexual abuse survivors, Crosiers have framework for $25.5 million agreement (Minneapolis, MN) – Today, the Crosier Fathers & Brothers filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in United States Bankruptcy Court,…

By Mike Bryant

/ 5 Jun 2017

First Bishop in the United States Sued for Coercion

Media Advisory May 8, 2017 First Bishop in the United States Sued for Coercion In 2015, a Minnesota Bishop Suppressed Report of Child Sexual Abuse Survivor to speak publicly for the first time Tuesday about abuse by a former top official in Minnesota diocese Bishop…

By Mike Bryant

/ 8 May 2017

More Ice Means More “Slip and Falls” in Minnesota

There was a interesting story in Minnesota Tribune this week about an increase in slip and fall visits to the ER. These are always tough cases to deal with: – The Minnesota courts have been hostile to these claims. Thiese past couple of years have given…

By Mike Bryant

/ 12 Jan 2017

Fall Back : Change Smoke Alarm Batteries

Tonight is fall back time again, where we gain an hour of sleep and have to change all the clocks. It’s easy to have VCR’s and Cell phones that take care of themselves. But did you change the necessary batteries? The U.S. Consumer Product Safety…

By Mike Bryant

/ 5 Nov 2016

Monday Needs To Be a Safe Halloween

The big event is this week. the boys are long past the days of going back and forth on if they are going out but still seem to be looking forward to getting their hands on the house candy. It’s a Saturday night, before fall…

By Mike Bryant

/ 29 Oct 2016