FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Kim Westerman
Phone: 314.394.1985
Email: csjcommunications@csjcarondelet.org
updated December 16, 2018
The Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet confirm that an investigation is underway by the Torrance, California Police Department regarding misappropriation of funds by Sisters Mary Margaret Kreuper and Lana Chang. The Sisters will cooperate fully with the police in this matter. As a religious community we will not defend the actions of our Sisters. What happened is wrong. Our Sisters take full responsibility for the choices they made and are subject to the law.
The Sisters of St. Joseph are committed to work with the Archdiocese to discover the amount taken. We are unable to confirm any sum until the discovery phase is completed. We intend to make restitution to St. James School as soon as a total is known. Justice demands this of us.
Canonical Restrictions have been imposed. The two Sisters are removed from all public ministry. They have been removed from their residence, placed in a religious house under the supervision of community leadership, and their freedom of movement is confined.
The Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet are concerned and saddened by this situation and regret any pain this has caused many in our Church, especially the families connected to St. James School. We hold the sorrow of our Sisters’ actions deep in our community hearts.