Winona Diocese Publicly Releases Names of Two Priests Accused of Sexually Abusing Minors
Father Harold Mountain and Father Thomas Duane added to the list of accused priests
(Winona, MN) – Today the Diocese of Winona publicly released and added the names of two more priests to their list of accused clerics, Father Harold Mountain and Father Thomas Duane. Both names have never been released to the public before. There are now 17 clerics accused of sexual abuse who worked in the Winona Diocese.
This disclosure is a result of the October 2014 settlement agreement in the civil lawsuit Doe 1 v. Archdiocese of Saint Paul & Minneapolis and Diocese of Winona. The settlement agreement contained a multi-step child protection plan which included the ongoing, public release of individual names of clerics with substantiated claims of the sexual abuse of minors.
“Today’s release is a step forward in transparency and making our communities safer,” said Jeff Anderson who represents several sexual abuse survivors abused by clerics who worked in the Diocese of Winona.