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Diocese of Winona-Rochester to File for Bankruptcy after Sex Abuse Claims

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The Catholic Diocese of Winona-Rochester (Minn.) will file for chapter 11 protection by the end of the month following multiple claims of clergy sex abuse, MyFOX47.com reported. The Diocese is facing 121 pending claims of clergy sex abuse by 14 priests who have been credibly accused of sexual misconduct with children from the 1960s through the 1980s. The Diocese of Winona-Rochester ministers 117 parishes in southern Minnesota.