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Br. Isaac (Stephen) Connolly, O.S.B.

Member of St. John's Benedictine Monastery in 2010: Yes

RESTRICTED for inappropriate sexual conduct.
If you see this monk around children or vulnerable adults,
please consider contacting the authorities immediately.

Br. Isaac (Stephen) Connolly

Partial Work History

Dean of Students

Allegations of Abuse and/or Misconduct

Br. Isaac Connolly is alleged to have fondled one or more victims and attempted to sodomize at least one victim.

Connolly met at least one of his victims at the home of a female professor from St. John's.

The Abbey tried to coverup the abuse when, in October of 2002, Abbey spokesperson William Skudlarek told three lies. He claimed 1) there was just one allegation, that 2) Connollys conduct does not fall under any legal definition of sexual abuse, that 3) the allegation does not involve a student. [Link]

Abbot Klassen knew about the abuse by Br. Connolly long before the October 2002 article - and long before Stearns County Sheriff Jim Kostreba met with the Abbot in May of 2002 to ask to review the records as part of investigations into two unsolved cases (the Reker sisters and Jacob Wetterling).

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Miscellaneous Notes

Br. Isaac Connolly, a monk at St. John's Abbey in Collegeville, MN recently took down his Facebook page after it was featured in the "Meet the Monks" section on the Behind the Pine Curtain web site. The Facebook account was public for over three months. (2010)

Dates

Born: May 24, 1949

Birth Place: Manchester, CT

Professed: July 11, 1975 (26.13 years old)

Ordo Information

Listed as an Active Monk in 2010: Yes

First Year Listed in Ordo at St. John's: 1976

Last Year Listed in Ordo at St. John's: 2010

Listed in 35 Ordos

Missing Ordos: 0

Names

Possible names for Br. Isaac (Stephen) Connolly, O.S.B.: