Behind The Pine Curtain

05/10/2024

"Oh s**t, not another one!" exclaimed a senior monk when he learned that Rev. Michael-Leonard Hahn was called back to the abbey from Boston in July 2019.

http://www.behindthepinecurtain.com/wordpress/who-is-rev-michael-leonard-hahn/

Hahn, the abbey's "Golden Boy" was scheduled to teach at SJU in the fall and was considered to be in the running for the SJU presidency or the next abbot... or both.

04/09/2024

Prep students in Guatemala with teacher who was removed after seven individuals observed misconduct.

http://www.behindthepinecurtain.com/wordpress/sheriffs-report-different-than-seven-witnesses/

03/29/2024

St. John’s officials knew that Wollmering had a history of misconduct and has access to thousands of potential victims. Wollmering’s known victims included a 14 year old (in 1969) and several more male high school and college students. In 2001, Wollmering told a visiting alum that he was in love with one of his students.

03/28/2024

Stearns County Sheriff Case #24011260 tells a different story than seven witnesses.

"Throughout their investigation, they spoke with three adults and four students, who had the same general complaints and views. They all said Talic and [redacted] were constantly by each other and constantly touching each other."

http://www.behindthepinecurtain.com/wordpress/sheriffs-report-different-than-seven-witnesses/

03/24/2024

Update: SJP Teacher Removed

“… keep an eye in the news for [teacher’s name], up until two weeks ago she was a teacher of spanish at St.Johns Prep. Released suddenly with “internal” investigation she was having s*x with a current student.”

03/22/2024

Trouble at St. John's Prep. Parents kept in the Dark

According to two staff members at St. John’s Prep School, a teacher is no longer at the school following an alleged incident with a student that was reported “about two weeks ago”.

05/26/2020

... the organization determined allegations of s*xual misconduct against minors were "more likely than not."

https://www.sctimes.com/story/news/local/2020/05/22/st-johns-boys-choir-completes-s*xual-misconduct-allegation-investigation/5244637002/

05/07/2020

Attorney Jeff Anderson and survivor Tim Nahan discusses Tim's lawsuit against Saint John's Abbey and the Diocese of Saint Cloud, Minnesota.

This is "Tim Nahan virtual press conference edited for press" by Video on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

07/28/2019

Sister Ann Marie Biermaier is the latest addition to our list of credibly accused (now at 103) with ties to St. John's.

With the long-overdue addition of Sister Ann Marie Biermaier from St. Benedict’s Monastery in St. Joseph, Minnesota (USA), our list of credibly accused individuals affiliated with St. John’s is now at 103.

07/28/2019

We need answers...