Prosecutor Shares Perspective on Duluth Church Abuse Case

Prosecutor shares perspective on Duluth church abuse case

DULUTH — Leaders of a Duluth church were warned about their obligation to report allegations of child sexual abuse to authorities several years before investigators learned of the full scope of a member’s crimes, according to a new report. But even with the benefit of hindsight, Deputy St. Louis County Attorney Jon Holets said he doesn’t believe police and prosecutors could have handled the case against Clint Franklin Massie any differently. “Ch…

Forgive & Forget: The Church That Protected A Serial Child Abuser

Editor’s note: This story, which was originally published by ProPublica and Minnesota Star Tribune, contains graphic descriptions of sexual abuse. The girl pleaded not to go. She fought with her father on the drive over, screaming and crying in his truck until they arrived at the office building for Bruckelmyer Brothers, a home construction company on the outskirts of Duluth, Minnesota. She was just entering her first years of grade school.