Diocese applauds Supreme Court's 'repressed memory' abuse case ruling

The Diocese of Winona said Thursday it is pleased that the Minnesota Supreme Court upheld a lower court's rejection of a claim by a Savage man that he was abused by member of the clergy in the 1980s. James Keenan lawsuit's against the Archdiocese of St. Paul-Minneapolis and the Diocese of Winona rested on his repressed memory claims of abuse by a priest who is now defrocked.