MO - Once-convicted priest may be freed
- Once-convicted priest may be freed
- He also worked & lived in Callaway County
- His presence there hasn’t been disclosed before
- Self help group begs Jeff City Catholic officials to help
- And law enforcement should also do outreach, victims say
- SNAP: Those who saw, suspected or suffered his crimes must step forward
MD - Abuse victims urge action against 3 bishops
- Abuse victims urge action against 3 bishops
- Each has recently put children at risk, SNAP says
- And one was criminally convicted in sex case last month
- Group urges Catholic hierarchy to enforce its own policy
- A decade ago, prelates promised to discipline complicit colleagues
- But over ten years, bishops keep ignoring other bishops who endanger kids
FL - Abuse victims leaflet outside Catholic church
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- Abuse victims leaflet outside Catholic church
- They urge archbishop: “Warn South Americans about priest”
- He abused in Miami & is believed to now be living in Colombia
- And they seek out others who were molested by another priest
- He was finally just ousted after four separate child sex lawsuits
- SNAP to Wenski: Post predators’ names on archdiocesan websites
IL & OH - Teacher sued for sex abuse
- Teacher sued for child sex abuse
- He’s also an ex Boy Scout leader & coach
- Suit alleges multiple abuses against two teens
- Victim support group urges school to remove him
- SNAP urges school districts to “find others who may have been hurt”
FL - Victims’ group blasts Catholic archbishop on abuse
- Victims’ group blasts Catholic archbishop on abuse
- Group says he must explain why he put predator back into parish”
- And they want priest sent to a remote treatment center right away
- SNAP asks “How many other Miami pedophiles are still on the job?”
- Group will distribute fliers about recently ousted child molesting cleric
MD - Victims wants Catholic officials’ help
- Victims wants Catholic officials’ help
- Suburban DC priest is under investigation
- He allegedly abused four teens/young adults
- Group wants Catholic prelate to "warn his flock" about the accused cleric
- They also want Silver Spring church organization to oust him as their director
- And SNAP urges Cardinal Wuerl: Post names of all predator priests on your website
NV - Closing arguments tomorrow in pedophile priest trial
- Closing arguments tomorrow in pedophile priest trial
- Victims of sex abuse by priests discuss details of the case
WV - Victims blast Wheeling bishop
- Victims blast WV bishop
- They want him to address abuse allegations
- Philly law enforcement is investigating him
- Prelate should hold public Q&A session, SNAP says
- Group also wants pedophile priests listed on church websites
PA - Victims push for more abuse prevention steps
- Victims push for more abuse prevention steps
- As Sandusky is sentenced, they say “Don’t let up”
- Group pushes for PA statute of limitations reform
- It argues that “complacency is premature & protects no one”
- SNAP: “Much of the Penn State cover up remains covered up”
- Self help organization wants “vigorous prosecution of complicit officials”
PA - Group blasts Altoona bishop over sex crimes
- Groups blast Altoona bishop over child sex crimes
- They want him to post the names of all predator priests
- At least 30 US Catholic prelates have taken “this simple safety step”
- SNAP: “At least 25 local clergy are proven, admitted or credibly accused abusers”
- Self help organization wants “outreach & warnings” about a just-accused local priest
TX - Victims want Baptists to do abuse outreach
- Victims want Baptists to do abuse outreach
- Former Dallas church music minister faces trial
- He goes to court next month, charged with molesting 5 boys
- SNAP to local ministers: “Help law enforcement find others he hurt”
- Group blasts Plano mega church staff for “being passive, not pro-active”
- “Others may well be suffering in silence and shame,” self help organization says
TX - Groups blast Brownsville bishop over child sex crimes
- Groups blast Brownsville bishop over child sex crimes
- They want him to post the names of all predator priests
- At least 30 US Catholic prelates have taken “this simple safety step”
- SNAP: “At least 5 local clergy are proven, admitted or credibly accused abusers”
- Self help organization wants “outreach & warnings” about a Nigerian pedophile
OH - Victims believe there’s more to the story of convicted priest
- Victims believe there’s more to the story of convicted priest
- SNAP: Church officials knew for years that clergyman was troubled
- Group wants the Columbus prosecutor to take a new look at the case
- It begs other victims, witnesses and whistleblowers to “come forward, get help”
MA - Victims blast Catholic bishop
- Victims blast Catholic bishop
- Parents were asked to sign away their legal rights
- Once exposed, church officials reversed themselves
- But flock deserves “explanations & assurances,” SNAP says
- And group blasts Fall River bishop for silence about 2 predators
- In last 6 months, one was accused and the other was suspended
- And in neither case, SNAP says, has diocese done any real outreach
OH - Victims prod church to act about arrested priest
- Victims prod church to act about arrested priest
- Group wants “outreach” to others who may have been hurt
- Cleric arrested recently for trying to meet young boys for sex
- SNAP wants “victims, witnesses and whistleblowers” to step forward
- “Church officials should be doing more to help law enforcement,” group says
