NY--Victims to Cuomo: NY can follow Hawaii’s successful lead with Child Victims Act
Statement by Joelle Casteix, volunteer western regional director of SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests SNAPNetwork.org, (949) 322-7434, [email protected]
The law was very successful, allowing hundreds of victims to come forward, exposing dozens of predators, and keeping Hawaii’s children safer in public and private institutions. Governor Cuomo can do the same for New York.
If Hawaii can write a law that helps survivors and protects children, New York can certainly do the same.
(SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, is the world’s oldest and largest support group for victims of sexual abuse in institutional settings. 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 in all institutional settings, including churches, schools, clubs, and homes. Our website is SNAPnetwork.org)
Contact - Barbara Dorris (314-503-0003 cell,[email protected]) , Joelle Casteix - (949-322-7434, [email protected]), Melanie Sakoda - (925- 708-6175 [email protected])