CA--Victims blast Fresno judge abuse sentence
For immediate release: Thursday, Aug. 20
Statement by Barbara Dorris of St. Louis, Outreach Director of SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (314 503 0003, [email protected])
We’re grateful that two predator Fresno teachers will never teach again. But we’re disappointed neither predator will do any jail time.
http://abc7chicago.com/news/2-educators-sentenced-after-sex-with-student/949241/
Admitted abusers Matt Pena and 30-year-old Dwayne Andrews were sentenced yesterday. But the ex-Clovis High School staffers won’t be locked up unless others who may have seen, suspected or suffered other crimes by them come forward. While we hope no one else was assaulted by these teachers, if this has happened, we hope victims, witnesses and whistleblowers call law enforcement right away.
Let’s face it: the sad, simple truth is that kids are safest when predators are imprisoned. And sex offenders rarely strike just once. So again, if they’ve hurt others, we beg those individuals to speak up now.
And we strongly urge school board members, administrators and teachers to aggressively seek out and help anyone who might have information or suspicions about these predators. Too often, supervisors and colleagues of predators know more than they share with law enforcement, so predators end up with short or light sentences.
(SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, is the world’s oldest and largest support group for clergy abuse victims. SNAP was founded in 1988 and has more than 20,000 members. Despite the word “priest” in our title, we have members who were molested by religious figures of all denominations, including nuns, rabbis, bishops, and Protestant ministers. Our website is SNAPnetwork.org)
Contact - David Clohessy (314-566-9790 cell, [email protected], [email protected]), Barbara Dorris (314-503-0003 cell, [email protected]), Barbara Blaine (312-399-4747, [email protected])
2 EDUCATORS SENTENCED AFTER SEX WITH STUDENT
Sex with student: No jail, no sex offender registration for Clovis High educators
KFSN By Corin Hoggard - Thursday, August 20, 2015 11:32AM
FRESNO, Calif. -- Two Clovis High School educators won't have to do any extra jail time or register as sex offenders even though they admitted having sex with a student. 33-year-old Matt Pena and 30-year-old Dwayne Andrews both learned their punishments Wednesday.
Andrews and Pena hadn't publicly said a word about their actions until their sentencing hearings when they both acknowledged serious errors in judgment. Both men will serve three years on probation, but otherwise avoid harsher punishment.
One after the other, the former Clovis High assistant football coach and the former assistant baseball coach faced . . .
Winter Appeal 2023
To our friends,
2023 has been a long year with many ups and downs for us all. As we close out the year, we at SNAP hope that you are feeling like you are on your way to being healthy, fulfilled, and happy. This past year has brought both successes and challenges. Thanks to the support you have shown in the past, we’ve been able to celebrate the good days and weather the stormy ones. Now, we are once again asking for your support as we work to support survivors new and old as we ‘Move SNAP Forward.’
At SNAP we are proud to have hosted a very well-attended conference in August 2023. This event allowed us to gather friends, survivors, advocates, and allies for a weekend of camaraderie and connection. We were so happy to be able to welcome many first-time attendees to gather in person and are already looking forward to the next conference.
To strengthen our movement for justice, healing, and prevention, SNAP will be expanding our peer support and providing more volunteer opportunities in the coming year. Through this great work, we are ensuring survivor voices are represented as we work for significant change that will benefit children and survivors.
Right now, survivors worldwide are getting the help they need from SNAP, and more and more reach out to us daily, but we need your help to keep those programs going and get our volunteers the training they need to thrive.
Your tax-deductible gift to SNAP can help offset the cost of our important mission. If you are not in a position to contribute, you can still support us by sharing this letter with those who can. As we continue to fight for survivors across the globe, your donation or sharing the great work SNAP does will help us continue our work to protect the vulnerable, heal the wounded, and prevent abuse.
Your donation ensures SNAP will be there for those who need us more than ever!
Warmly,
Michael W. McDonnell, C.P.S.
Interim Executive Director
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