News Archives - SNAP

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SNAP press statement - 07/13/09
Catholic officials fight punitive damages; Sex abuse victims respond

SNAP press statement - 07/13/09
Predator priest is sentenced; Sex abuse victims respond

SNAP press statement - 07/13/09
Lexington priest suspended after abuse alleged; SNAP responds

"Extend protection from abuse to all children"

SNAP press release - 07/13/09
Pedophile priest goes on trial

"Give abuse victims more time"

"Christa Brown Continues To Speak Out"

"Support group aims to track down more victims of Crum"

SNAP press statement - 07/09/09
SNAP responds to Lenczycki ruling

SNAP press release - 07/09/09
Prosecutors trying to keep bizarre pedophile priest locked up

SNAP press statement - 07/09/09
Prosecutor unseals complaint against priest

SNAP press statement - 07/09/09
Diocese faces more suits; sex abuse victims respond

SNAP press release - 07/04/09
Two Events for Crosier Sexual Abuse Survivors

SNAP press release - 07/09/09
Three groups urge judge to keep serial predator jailed

SNAP press statement - 07/08/09
Pope reigns in the controversial, but not the criminal, SNAP charges

SNAP press statement - 07/08/09
Sexually violent ex-priest due back in court; SNAP responds

"Maine Court Rejects 'Charitable Immunity'"

SNAP press statement - 07/07/09
Maine Court Rejects 'Charitable Immunity'; SNAP responds

"Push to strengthen sex offender laws in Massachusetts"

SNAP press statement - 07/06/09
Bridgeport diocese loses again; clergy sex victims respond

"Victims groups under pressure"

"Sex-abuse suits target DeSales order"

SNAP press statement - 07/04/09
SNAP responds to St. Louis Archbishop Carlson

"Nun investigations about stifling dissent"

"Lawsuit against Crookston, MN Diocese accuses priest of sex abuse"

SNAP press release - 07/02/09
Sex abuse victim files lawsuit against priest

"U.S. Nuns Facing Vatican Scrutiny"

SNAP press release - 07/01/09
Priest-Monk Is Defrocked For Sexual Misconduct

"Push to strengthen sex offender laws in Mass."

SNAP press statement - 06/30/09
Former Portland pastor jailed for abuse; Sex abuse victims respond

"Two diocesan priests named in new sex abuse lawsuits"

"Deadline looms for sex-abuse cases"

"Man sues archdiocese, alleges sex abuse"

"Teacher again accused of abuse, and his religious order of fraud"

Upcoming screenings of a tremendous new documentary "All God's Children"

"Paraguay President Lugo Accused Of Rape"

"Actions speak louder than words"

"Judge upholds part of lawsuit against church"

"Diocese should drop fight to hide past"

"Missionary kids abused sexually"

"Fall from grace"

"Victims' group questions U.S. Catholic Church ties to Irish sex abuse scandal"

"New focus in pursuit of abuse by clergy"

"What's wrong with this picture?"

SNAP press statement - 06/25/09
Notorious Cincinnati predator priest passes; SNAP responds

SNAP press statement - 06/25/09
Notorious predator dies in Nashville; Sex abuse victims respond

SNAP press statement - 06/17/09
Pope deplores priests' infidelities to their vows; Clergy sex abuse victims respond

SNAP press statement - 06/17/09
Woman sues Methodist predator; SNAP responds

SNAP press statement - 06/17/09
Vatican takes action against ultraconservatives; clergy sex victims respond

SNAP letter - 6/17/09
Letter to Cardinal George

SNAP press release - 06/17/09
Activists challenge US bishops about Irish abuse

SNAP press statement - 06/16/09
Statement on seven abusers who have quietly moved to Las Vegas

SNAP press statement - 06/16/09
Clergy sex abuse victims comment on archdiocese tax issue

SNAP press release - 06/15/09
Clergy sex victim wins new trial

"Priest abuse case will continue"

"FLDS warped lives, "Lost Boy" recounts"

"Church of Sweden rocked by sex scandals"

"Fix flaws in sex-offender law"

"Help for victims of clergy abuse"

"It is our holocaust"

"N.J. Supreme Court upholds time limits for sex abuse lawsuits"

"Raw anger as Dublin rises up to support victims of clerical abuse"

SNAP press statement - 06/12/09
Bishop again tries to hide records; Clergy sex abuse victims respond

SNAP press statement - 06/12/09
Clergy sex abuse victims respond to new archbishop

SNAP press release - 06/11/09
Suspended predator therapist now gives parenting advice

"Book says Southern Baptists lack system of preventing sexual abuse"

"At 81, he fights church over abuse allegations"

SNAP press release - 06/10/09
Another victim of just-ousted priest comes forward

SNAP press release - 06/10/09
New child sex abuse and cover up lawsuit filed

"SNAP claims Saginaw Bishop covered up abuse"

"Priest charged with obstruction in indecent liberties case"

SNAP press statement - 06/09/09
National self help group backs call for new pedophile priest trial

SNAP press statement - 06/09/09
Settlement reached in diocese case; sex abuse victims respond

"Abuse, shame and secrets"

"Bishop Avidly Opposes Bill Extending Time to File Child-Abuse Suits"

"Woodhaven, MI priest receives probation"

"Sex Abuse Bill to Include Public Institutions, Too"

SNAP press release - 06/10/09
Unusual new lawsuit by clergy sex abuse victim is announced

SNAP press statement - 06/02/09
Charlotte diocese named in pedophile priest suit; Sex abuse victims respond

SNAP press statement - 06/02/09
Ex-Asheville priest accused of molesting child; Sex abuse victims respond

SNAP press statement - 06/02/09
Three priests accused of molesting child; Sex abuse victims respond

"Sickening to claim that perpetrators of abuse are victims too"

"The fight against child abuse"

"Proposal would require sex abuse prevention training for teachers"

"Bishop is defiant on threats"

"Bishop addresses abuse issue"

"Church must break tradition of silence"

SNAP press release - 05/30/09
Clergy sex victim speaks publicly for first time

SNAP press statement - 05/27/09
Irish Catholic officials claim 'poverty;' Sex abuse victims respond

"Alleged Victims Deliver Letter To Diocese"

"Bishop Lori urged not to appeal release of priest abuse files"

"Files on Priest Sex Abuse to Be Opened"

SNAP press release - 05/27/09
Sex abuse victims leaflet neighbors about predator priest

SNAP press statement - 05/22/09
Clergy sex abuse victims applaud ruling & blast diocese

SNAP press statement - 05/22/09
Catholic school principal sentenced; clergy sex abuse victims respond

SNAP press statement - 05/22/09
3 more names added to Davenport church abuse list; Sex abuse victims respond

SNAP press statement - 05/22/09
Support group forming for sex abuse victims

SNAP press statement - 05/22/09
Catholic School Run by Cult-like Group Closes; SNAP Responds

"The blameless game"

SNAP press release - 05/22/09
Clergy sex abuse victims are "outraged"

SNAP press statement - 05/21/09
Big time Baptist preacher pleads guilty; Sex abuse victims respond

SNAP press statement - 05/21/09
US clergy sex abuse victims: What's next in Ireland?

"Report Details Abuses in Irish Reformatories"

SNAP press release - 05/20/09
Sex abuse victim appeals to Rogersville School District

SNAP press statement - 05/20/09
Seattle predator priest case settles; Sex abuse victims respond

SNAP press statement - 05/20/09
US clergy sex abuse victims react to Irish Catholic report

SNAP press statement - 05/20/09
Sex abuse victims applaud new ruling about Jesuit

SNAP press release - 05/20/09
Sex abuse victim urges bishop to do outreach

SNAP press statement - 05/20/09
Sex abuse victims blast new papal Saginaw/Philly appointment

SNAP press statement - 05/19/09
Charlotte Catholic Diocese staffer arrested: Sex abuse victims respond

SNAP press statement - 05/18/09
Clergy sex abuse victims respond to todays settlement

SNAP press release - 05/18/09
SNAP Cincinnati to address the media on Monday afternoon regarding sexual abuse by religious authority figures, including nuns and women of religious orders

"Public show of support for accused could send wrong message"

"People React to Weakland Book"

"Weakland says he didn't know priests' abuse was crime"

"Archdiocese Removes Fr. Osborne From Priestly Duties At St. Peter"

"Speakers at public forum share stories of childhood sexual abuse and search for healing"

SNAP press release - 05/14/09
SNAP holds news conference, today, 1pm

"SNAP says SLU shelters sex offenders, challenges Sam Simon"

"Third priest sex abuse lawsuit filed"

SNAP press release - 05/13/09
New child sex abuse lawsuit filed against never-accused priest

SNAP press release - 05/13/09
3 predators live at Catholic college; 4 more once did

"Group calls on Austin diocese to reach out more to abuse victims"

SNAP press statement - 05/12/09
Third child sex case filed against teen mental health counselor

"Actor's play helps him deal with abuse by priest"

"SEXUAL ABUSE: Mendota man says diocese gave him runaround"

"A Lakota warrior woman wins in court"

SNAP press statement - 05/07/09
Disgraced WI bishop is moving to NJ; SNAP responds

SNAP press statement - 05/07/09
Child sex charges v. Catholic employee dropped; clergy sex abuse victims respond

SNAP press statement - 05/07/09
Clergy sex abuse victims blast Ohio Supreme Court judge

SNAP press statement - 05/07/09
Clergy sex abuse victims blast 'rally' for high profile priest

SNAP press statement - 05/07/09
Ex Hoosier priest defrocked; Bishop must still protect others, SNAP says

SNAP press statement - 05/07/09
MA predator priest defrocked; Bishop must still protect others, SNAP says

"A crime of silence"

SNAP press statement - 05/04/09
Cornerstone church controversy; Sex abuse victims respond

SNAP letter - 5/4/09
Letter to Detroit Archbishop Vigneron

"Priest sex abuse alleged in Seattle"

"Protestors claim clergy sex allegations mishandled"

"Local view: New revelations resurrect pain of abuse in one priests victim"

SNAP press statement - 05/01/09
Clergy sex abuse victims blast Archdiocese

SNAP press statement - 04/30/09
Clergy sex victims seek new trial

SNAP press statement - 04/30/09
Sex abuse victims prod Baptist church's prior leaders to search consciences

"Native woman wins unprecedented case"

SNAP press statement - 04/29/09
Miami attorney wins unprecedented sex case using 1868 Indian treaty

"The President and the Felon"

"Group Protests Against Former Pastor"

SNAP press statement - 04/28/09
Judge pulls out of case involving diocese; sex abuse victims respond

SNAP press statement - 04/28/09
As trial approaches, clergy sex abuse victims beg witnesses & victims to come forward

SNAP press statement - 04/27/09
Predator priest is re-assigned; SNAP blasts bishop

"Sixteenth Street shows need for Baptist cooperation on sex abuse"

"Group urges Orlando bishop to warn public about predator priest"

SNAP press release - 04/24/09
Clergy sex victims release new legal records

SNAP press statement - 04/23/09
Pedophile Nun Released from Milwaukee Jail

SNAP press statement - 04/23/09
Clergy sex victims call for Paraguay president resignation

SNAP press statement - 04/22/09
Missouri pastor sent to prison for sexual abuse of teens; sex abuse victims respond

SNAP press statement - 04/22/09
Priest sex suit hangs on with latest ruling; sex abuse victims respond

"Historic African-American church focus of sex-abuse scandal"

SNAP leader will be on WCHB AM-1200 Detroit Wed at 8AM EST

SNAP press statement - 04/21/09
New bishop, clergy sex abuse victims respond

"Earning contempt"

SNAP press statement - 04/20/09
Baptist minister arrested on sex abuse; Support group responds

SNAP press release - 04/20/09
Priest sues priest for abusing him. Perp worked in NC

"More claims against ex-priest"

SNAP press statement - 04/17/09
Pastor Arrested: This is no time for complacency

SNAP press statement - 04/17/09
Pope picks Toledo bishop to head national probe of Catholic nuns

"Benedict's Evasive Apology"

SNAP press statement - 04/16/09
Ex-Kansas City Catholic bishop accused of sex abuse

SNAP press statement - 04/16/09
Baton Rouge bishop is named in pedophile lawsuit; Clergy sex victims respond

SNAP press statement - 04/16/09
Atlanta archbishop is defendant in 3 new pedophile priest lawsuits

SNAP press statement - 04/16/09
3 new pedophile priest lawsuits filed; Sex abuse victims respond

"Judge: Dioceses must turn over records in abuse lawsuit"

SNAP press release - 04/16/09
Professor is sued for child sex abuse
(View the lawsuit)

SNAP press statement - 04/15/09
Its cowardly and disingenuous for Dolan to dodge questions

SNAP press statement - 04/15/09
Teen mental health counselor faces another child sex lawsuit; sex abuse victims respond

SNAP press statement - 04/14/09
Predator priest reports harassment; clergy sex abuse victims respond

SNAP press statement - 04/14/09
Baptist predator/murderer arraigned; Sex abuse victims respond

"OUR VIEW: Disclose accused priests"

SNAP press statement - 04/13/09
Ex-bishop admits fathering child; Sex abuse victims respond

SNAP press statement - 04/13/09
Priest pleads guilty to child porn; Sex abuse victims respond

"Another sexual abuse suit filed against former Bishop Verot activities director"

"Minnesota dioceses seek to block release of priest abusers list"

"Video: Kim Richadson, author of the book "The Unbreakable Child" and her sister, Michele"

SNAP press statement - 04/09/09
Upon information that former priest Mark Campobello, who was convicted of abusing two teenaged girls (1999 and 2001), has been returned to jail

"Naming abusers can protect kids"

"What we owe sex abuse victims: Open a 'window' to let them seek justice"

SNAP press statement - 04/06/09
New Kalamazoo bishop; sex abuse victims respond

Healing from Abuse

"Maine Catholics Celebrate Mass For Abuse Survivors"

"An Island for Abusive Priests?"
(5th item down the page)

"Bishops were warned of abusive priests"

"Vatican Launches Investigation Into Sacramento Churches"

"Pope orders Vatican inquiry of religious order with Sacramento parish"

"Leader of Catholic order that once treated priests like Dallas' Rudolph Kos spoke out in the 1950s"

"'Perv Priest' Works at High School"

SNAP press statement - 03/30/09
SNAP on New York sex abuse bill

SNAP press statement - 03/30/09
Church records show bishops understood abuse in the 50s; SNAP responds

SNAP press statement - 03/30/09
Child molesting bishop dies; Sex abuse victims respond

"Helping the victims"

"AG releases unverified allegations against 26 priests, nuns"

SNAP press statement - 03/27/09
Colorado predator priest sued; Sex abuse victims respond

SNAP press statement - 03/27/09
Clergy sex abuse victims blast NH Catholic diocese for secrecy

"New Hampshire Names 27 Clerics in Abuse Cases"

MaleSurvivor Weekend of Recovery Program Announcement

SNAP press statement - 03/27/09
Catholic bishops fight child sex abuse victims at legislature; SNAP responds

SNAP press statement - 03/26/09
Texas priest found guilty; sex abuse victims respond

SNAP press statement - 03/26/09
Philly pastor charged with child sex abuse, SNAP responds

SNAP press statement - 03/26/09
NY's highest court tosses Catholic sex case; SNAP responds

SNAP press statement - 3/26/09
Baptist minister accused of sex abuse; Support group responds

"Priest retried on sex assault charges"

SNAP press statement - 3/25/09
Defrocked priest in sex scandal wants to live in Middleton; sex abuse victims respond

SNAP press statement - 3/25/09
Diocese heading to court; sex abuse victims respond

Performance of new play Sin: A Cardinal Deposed to benefit SNAP, Thursday, March 26

SNAP press statement - 3/24/09
Priest with marijuana restored; clergy sex victims respond

SNAP press statement - 3/24/09
Clergy sex victims respond to arrest of Protestant pastor

"New Developments in Priest Sex Abuse Trial"

SNAP press statement - 3/23/09
Archdiocese takes action against priest in abuse case; sex abuse victims respond

SNAP press statement - 3/23/09
Pope Benedict Names New Bishop for Oakland; sex abuse victims respond

"A Window for Justice"

SNAP press statement - 3/19/09
Ohio priest reinstated after '05 arrest; SNAP responds

"LA Cardinal testifies in valley church abuse case"

SNAP press statement - 3/18/09
Ex-priest who raped altar boy wants to live in NH; sex abuse victims respond

"End the injustice"

SNAP press statement - 3/13/09
Oregon bishop criticized in national report; Clergy sex abuse victims respond

SNAP press statement - 3/13/09
SNAP on Lincoln, Nebraska Diocese

SNAP press statement - 3/13/09
Tulsa Diocese blasted by church panel; abuse victims respond

SNAP press statement - 3/13/09
Sex abuse victims applaud bridge re-naming

SNAP press statement - 3/13/09
Bishops admit that child sex abuse reports are up, SNAP responds

"Catholic molestation trial begins to pick jurors"

"Religious Leaders Battle Abuse Bill in New York"

"New film about Protestant clergy sex abuse"

SNAP press release - 3/11/09
New website: sol-reform.com, Reform the Statute of Limitations on Child Sexual Abuse

"Archdiocese reveals sex abuse claims against priests"

"In legal first, man wins right to sue Vatican"

"Order In Denial"

"Our View: For Lent, giving up sweeping generalizations, blanket indictments"

"Holy Watergate - Watch the Documentary Film for Free"

"Protesters Say Archbishop Mishandled Abuse Scandal"

"Sex Abuse Victims Blast New York City's New Archbishop"

"Court tells St. Paul lawyer: Vatican can be sued for clergy abuse"

SNAP press statement - 3/3/09
SNAP on the Father Ronan Case

"'Vows of Silence' is timely viewing for Catholics"

"St. Paul man accuses former DeLaSalle High School brother of sexual abuse in the 1960s"

SNAP press statement - 2/26/09
Statement by Paul Livingston, San Diego SNAP leader

"Victims group delivers letter to archbishop"

SNAP letter - 2/25/09
Letter to Archbishop Gomez

"Victims Criticize Dolan's Handling Of Clergy Abuse Cases"

SNAP press release - 2/25/09
Sex abuse victims challenge archbishop

SNAP press statement - 2/23/09
Archbishop Dolans abysmal track record on clergy sex abuse and cover up

SNAP press release - 2/23/09
Recently sentenced pedophile priest molested a San Fran boy for a decade

"Catholic group rocked by sex scandal"

"Gag order sought in ex-priest's court case"

"We've only just begun"

"Priest was ousted at St. Mary's in sex case"

SNAP press statement - 2/18/09
Statement on Jesuits Filing for Bankruptcy

"Suits send Jesuits to file Chapter 11"

"Bishop Paulk Lawsuit Appeal"

"My Turn: Missing the lesson of priest trials"

SNAP press statement - 2/16/09
Statement by SNAP Director Barbara Garcia-Boehland of San Antonio (210 621 2177)

SNAP press release - 2/16/09
Clergy sex abuse victims expose sexual predator

"‘Looking into that’"

"Priest files in sex abuse lawsuits to be released"

SNAP press release - 2/13/09
Clergy sex abuse victims blast Catholic officials & hospital

"Group to Interview Priest in Sex Abuse Case"

SNAP press statement - 2/11/09
Father Donald McGuire was sentenced to 300 months

"Former priest Father McGuire sentenced to 25 years in molestation case"

SNAP press statement - 2/11/09
Statement on the Legion of Christ

SNAP press release - 2/11/09
Clergy sex abuse victims prod ‘whistleblowers’

SNAP press release - 2/11/09
Child Molesting Priest Headed Local High School

"Lay groups: Prevent 'backslide into secrecy'"

"Activists protest clergys move to San Antonio"

SNAP press statement - 2/5/09
SNAP Statement on Brother Suttle

"Rubén Rosario: Keep one eye on the Lord, the other on church leaders"

"Clergy sex abuse advocate says victims still in 'shadows,' hope is for others to come forward"

SNAP press statement - 2/5/09
Sex abuse victims charge Legion of Christ with continued secrecy and callousness

"Mahony to Iraq War vet: screw yourself"

"The 'Pedophile's Paradise'"

"Legionaries of Christ founder said to father child"

"Pope to Announce New Archbishop of New York"

"Does the Mahony probe have a prayer?"

SNAP press release - 2/2/09
Clergy sex abuse victims leaflet downtown

"U.S. Probe of Archdiocese Renews Focus on Cardinal"

"Grand Jury Investigates Los Angeles Priest Cases"

SNAP press statement - 1/29/09
SNAP on new federal probe in LA

Barbara Blaine's statement (Wed. nite)
Mary Grant's statement (Thurs. morning)
Joelle Casteix's statement (Thurs. afternoon)
Peter Isely's statement re "pitchforks" (Thurs. nite)
Other federal prosecutors' involvement in cases

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