Kapoun Trial Transcript Vol 9

Contributed by: Michael Cronin (Minnesota Public Radio)

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Jeff Anderson cross examines Archbishop John Roach

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Archbishop John Roach: "Would it help you if I would tell you a little bit about my style of administration?" Jeff Anderson: "No, it would help me if you would answer the question."

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Jeff Anderson to Archbishop Roach: "You were gambling not with money but with children's lives, weren't you?" Roach: "Not intentionally."

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Archbishop Roach says he transferred Kapoun out of St. Patrick's Church because the victim's parents were threatening to call police

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Archbishop Roach admits that "it was certainly a gamble" to reassign Kapoun knowing that he had sexually abused children in the past

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Archbishop Roach says he never met with anyone abused by Kapoun

Archbishop Roach: "I made a judgment that there had been a dramatic change in Father Kapoun's life and in his pattern and that he was safe in dealing with other people as proved to be true."

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Anderson asks Archbishop Roach what he did to help the victims of Kapoun; Roach says, "I am sure we were concerned about them and I can't tell you, Mr. Anderson, what we did about them."

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Archbishop John Roach claims God intervened and changed Kapoun's heart and soul

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Archbishop Roach says Kapoun was a "dramatically changed person" who was believable, holy and honest about his past actions

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Archbishop Roach says he hasn't met with any of Kapoun's victims and doesn't know whether anyone on his staff has done so, either

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Vicar General Kevin McDonough: "Mr. Anderson has taught us a lot of things, and the victims he has represented have taught us a lot of things."

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Vicar General Kevin McDonough describes restrictions placed on Kapoun

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Vicar General Kevin McDonough says parishioners weren't told anything about Kapoun's past until a victim sued

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Vicar General Kevin McDonough says Kapoun has already been "punished by public disclosure of his offenses ... limitation on his ministry ... mandated assessment and mandated treatment."

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Jeff Anderson asks McDonough: "When you continued (Kapoun) in the parish, you in effect allowed him to continue to deny the abuse of all of those boys publicly?" McDonough: "That's correct."

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