Survivor of Sexual Abuse by Father Michael Keating Reacts to Keating’s Resignation out of Concern for Children
(St. Paul, MN) – Today an adult woman, Doe 20, abused by Fr. Michael Keating as a teenager, filed an amended complaint and issued a statement expressing deep sorrow and concern about Keating’s announcement last week that he was resigning from the University of St. Thomas for his own career objectives.
This courageous young woman chose to file this complaint because Keating’s resignation was not only under false pretenses, but gives the impression he is not a danger to the public. “Jane Doe’s experience, and our view, is that he has and remains a danger to vulnerable young women,” said her attorney Jeff Anderson. “We applaud this brave, young survivor for her courage in standing up for the truth and protection of other kids.”
The amended complaint now includes the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis because there is good reason to believe that they had sufficient information to prevent Keating from having access to Doe 20 and others before the abuse of Doe 20 occurred, and because the Archdiocese’s review process caused further harm to Doe 20. The Archdiocese made a conscious choice to keep Keating in ministry and in good standing at the University of St. Thomas. The amended complaint also names Fr. Kevin McDonough because when the Archdiocese undertook review and investigation of the abuse allegation, he referred to Doe 20 as “delusional.”
The statement of Doe 20 is attached and the amended complaint can be found on our website later today at www.andersonadvocates.com.