Media Statements
We are SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests. We are the largest, oldest and most active support group for women and men wounded by religious authority figures (priests, ministers, bishops, deacons, nuns and others).
UK- Cardinal might be stripped of his title, victims respond
For immediate release: Monday, February 24, 2014
Statement by Barbara Dorris of St. Louis, Outreach Director of SNAP, the Survivors Network of those abused by Priests ((314 862 7688 home, 314 503 0003 cell, [email protected])
A Scottish cardinal may face a Vatican trial, in which he could lose his cardinal title. We think this is long overdue.
TX- Sex abuse case vs. TX priest settles
For immediate release: Monday, Feb. 24, 2014
For more information: David Clohessy of St. Louis, SNAP Director (314) 566-9790 cell, [email protected]
Sex abuse case vs. TX priest settles
Pedophile priest worked in Beaumont & Wash. State
A child sex abuse lawsuit against a Catholic priest who worked in Beaumont and may still live in Texas has been settled.
PA- Chaput kept child sex allegations secret for months
For immediate release: Monday, Feb. 24, 2014
Statement by Barbara Dorris of St. Louis, Outreach Director of SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (314 862 7688 home, 314 503 0003 cell, [email protected])
Pay close attention to the chronology of Fr. John P. Paul, whose status as a credibly accused child molester was finally disclosed last weekend.
MO- More predator priest settlements in KC
For immediate release: Friday, Feb. 21
Statement by David Clohessy of St. Louis, Director of SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (314 566 9790, [email protected])
Two more cases have settled against Kansas City's Catholic diocese because several top church officials ignored and concealed heinous crimes by a priest, Fr. Shawn Ratigan.
We are glad that Ratigan individually has been assessed a penalty, though we doubt he'll ever have to pay it. And we are grateful every time a victim of a predator priest finds the courage to step forward, the wisdom to take legal action, the persistence to endure bishops' delay, and wins any measure of justice.
TX- El Paso priest charged with sex offense, Victims react
For immediate release: Friday, Feb. 21, 2014
Statement by David Clohessy of St. Louis, Director of SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (314 566 9790, [email protected])
A retired Catholic priest who lives in El Paso and has worked at St. Raphael's parish in El Paso has been charged with criminal sexual contact.
NJ- Paterson priest charged on sex crimes; SNAP responds
For immediate release: Friday, Feb. 21, 2014
Statement by David Clohessy of St. Louis, Director of SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (314 566 9790, [email protected])
A retired New Jersey priest has been charged with criminal sexual contact.
MO- Former pastor pleads guilty to child molestation, SNAP responds
For immediate release: Friday, February 21, 2014
Statement by David Clohessy of St. Louis, director of SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (314-566-9790 cell, [email protected])
A former Kansas City pastor pleaded guilty to child molestation and sexual misconduct.
MN- Victims to archdiocese: say more about 'investigations'
For immediate release: Friday, February 21, 2014
Statement by David Clohessy of St. Louis, Director of SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (314-566-9790 cell, [email protected])
Minnesota Public Radio and Twin Cities Catholic officials disagree over whether or not 28 clergy who are accused of molesting kids should be publicly named. Here's a simple compromise.
MT- Gender bias plaguing Missoula county attorney office
For immediate release: Friday, February 21, 2014
Statement by Barbara Dorris of St. Louis, Outreach Director of SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (314-862-7688 home, 314-503-0003 cell, [email protected])
The Missoula county attorney’s office has failed to prosecute “nearly every case” of non-stranger rapes.
Chile--Predator removed by the Vatican continues to minister
For immediate release: Thursday, February 20, 2014
Statement by Juan Carlos Cruz or SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (1+ 312 420 4301· [email protected])
A serial predator priest who has been ordered to live "a life of prayer and penance" is still saying mass in public, clearly violating restrictions put on him by his Catholic supervisors.
We are saddened but not shocked. Only under public pressure do bishops finally take some action against child molesting clerics. And when public attention subsides, it's "back to business as usual."