Civil lawsuits were filed today by two men who were sexually abused as
minors by clergy at Crosier Seminary in Onamia, Minn. Doe 51 and Doe 56
were molested by multiple priests and brothers of the Canons Regular of
the Order of the Holy Cross (“Crosier”) religious order. Several of the
clergy named in the complaints also interacted with and sexually abused
children throughout Minnesota, including at parishes and schools in the
Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, and the Diocese of St. Cloud.
Doe 51 was sexually abused from approximately 1979-81 by
Father Gerald Funcheon, Brother Gabriel Guerrero and Brother Roman
Fleischhacker, when Doe 51 was approximately 15-17 years old. Doe 56 was
sexually abused in approximately 1979-80 by Funcheon, Brother Wendell
Mohs and Father Roger Vaughn, when Doe 56 was approximately 14-15 years
old. The perpetrators were assigned to Crosier Seminary at the time they
abused Doe 51 and Doe 56, who attended the seminary.
