Focus on Accountability
Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests
SNAP Survivors Network is the world’s oldest and largest community of survivors of clergy and institutional sexual abuse.
PROTECT THE VULNERABLE
We work to identify perpetrators and remove them from positions of authority and trust in institutions. By exposing those who cause harm, we ensure they can no longer endanger children and vulnerable people.
HEAL THE WOUNDED
We equip facilitators to lead peer-run support groups where survivors can find community and understanding. Through public witness and truth-telling, we empower survivors to break the silence and end cycles of abuse.
PREVENT THE ABUSE
We push to reform archaic, predator-friendly laws that allow abuse and cover-ups to continue. By changing these laws, SNAP breaks cycles of trauma to ensure the next generation is protected.
FIGHT FOR JUSTICE
We hold institutions accountable for enabling abuse and shielding those responsible for it. We dismantle structures that harbor predators and conceal the truth from the public.
Arrest Tracker
Top News
Our stories, whether covered by major international outlets or local newspapers, have the power to inspire survivors to come forward, seek support, and demand justice. We recognize the profound impact the media has in seeking the truth and shining a light on abuse. When the truth is told, society is changed.
SEATTLE (WA) Seattle Times [Seattle, WA] By The Seattle Times editorial board Leaders of the Catholic Church in Washington have made many statements of contrition for the decades when priests’ sexual abuse of children went unexamined and largely unpunished. But if the church truly wanted to atone for those criminal … Continue reading Catholic Church should signal a new era by welcoming legal inquiries
by BRIAN JOSEPH After Hermina Nedelescu settled in San Diego in 2016, the neuroscientist found comfort and familiarity in Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church. The gold-domed church with its colorful sanctuary and polished, stone columns reminded her of her native Romania, which she left in 1990 when she was … Continue reading Meet the driving force behind a new bill to combat clergy sex abuse
By Quinn Pramberger and Luke Hajdasz Father Laurence LaPointe, pastor of Corpus Christi Parish in Willimantic, was placed on administrative leave on March 6 by the Diocese of Norwich following an investigation by the Connecticut Department of Children and Families into an allegation of abuse of a minor in Connecticut … Continue reading Norwich diocese places pastor on leave amid abuse allegations, Maryland indictment
We provide a confidential and safe space where survivors can be heard, supported, and healed.
Since 1988, SNAP has empowered tens of thousands of survivors around the world to connect with one another, speak the truth, and mobilize society to confront abuse in religious institutions. Coming forward takes tremendous courage, but no survivor has to stand alone – our strength has always been in our community.
