History and Response

The Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People was established in 2002 to address the issue of sexual abuse of minors by Catholic clergy. The charter outlines procedures for dioceses to follow to ensure the safety of children and youth in the Catholic Church going forward.

The Diocese of Saint Cloud is committed to following the procedures outlined in the charter, which include promulgating a sexual misconduct policy, safe environment training, background checks of all adults working with children, youth and vulnerable adults, hiring a victim assistant coordinator, the creation of a diocesan review board and a prompt effective response to any allegations.

To read the entire document, visit: The Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People (PDF) USCCB

For more information, contact Linda Kaiser at (320) 251-2340 or email  at lkaiser@gw.stcdio.org.

Reporting Abuse


How to Report
Sexual Abuse
and Exploitation (PDF)


Como Reportar
el Abuso Sexual y
La Explotacion (PDF)

Visit online at How to Report Abuse.

Letter from Bishop Kettler

Site Administrators Guide

CMGConnect – Diocese of St. Cloud – Safe Environment Site Administrator Guide (PDF)

Training and Background Checks of Adults

  1. Training and Background Checks are now synced, and will be renewed together every 5 years. This is done online at https://stcloud.cmgconnect.org.
  2. New staff and volunteers should ‘Register for a New Account.’ Those who have an account need to use it. If in doubt, or if you forgot your username or password, check with your site administrator.

Training of Students

There are two options for K-6:

Option One:

Grades K-3: “Into the Cloud” Netsmartz kids (Please note it is stated for Grades K-2 but, it could also be seen by Grade 3.)

Grades 4-6: “Smart Choice” lessons from the Barbara Sinatra Foundation. These will be on the diocesan website and the short video clip that goes with them.

Option Two:

Grades K-5: (6) This would be an ideal tool to use if your programming is all done at home.

Parents are given a guide and there are worksheets for the children. Excellent material. Be sure if parents are working with their children you have them sign something to say that they did the training.

(Remember parents must sign a slip if they opt out. The declination slip is below in under Resources for Safe Environment.)

Grades 7-12:

Resources for Safe Environment

For more information, contact Linda Kaiser at (320) 251-2340 or email at lkaiser@gw.stcdio.org.