Arizona State AG

Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich
Office of the Attorney General

2005 N Central Ave
Phoenix, AZ 85004-2926

Dear Attorney General Brnovich,

The Pennsylvania grand jury and the Illinois Attorney General investigation convince me that I can no longer trust that my children are safe in the State of Arizona. I am both outraged and disturbed by what they found. There is fear of harm to hundreds or perhaps thousands of children in the state of Arizona have also occurred. We know that what happened in Pennsylvania and Illinois happens in every parish and diocese in Arizona.

As a resident of the state of Arizona, I ask and implore you to conduct an independent investigation into probable sexual abuse of children and minors by clergy in the Catholic Church. Twenty other states have initiated investigations recently.

The shocking investigations in other states demonstrate a cavalier disregard by church officials for children’s health and safety. It is imperative that the investigation include the following three factors: 1) be independent and separate, 2) employ subpoena authority, and 3) compel testimony under oath.

Our community relies on you and other organizations of law enforcement for the safety of our community. Perpetrators of these crimes, and those responsible for covering up these crimes, need to be held accountable. An investigation will protect future children from sexual assault in our great state. We need to make the very strong statement that there will be criminal consequences for rejecting the safety and wellbeing of a child.

Arizona recently made an important reform of Statute of Limitation (SOL) law, an event long overdue. This SOL reform follows thirty-eight other states who have reformed SOL laws. Your action is also required.

Since there are no statutes of limitations against felony sexual assault in Arizona, the victims in our state have an opportunity to finally seek justice. The PA Grand Jury Report is replete with story after story of how the Church turned their back to their victims. Please don’t do the same to the victims in Arizona. These survivors deserve more from this great state.

Thank you for your consideration in this matter.

Sincerely,

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Melanie Sakoda followed this page 2019-04-28 15:17:39 -0500
Mary Jo McMann commented 2019-01-03 22:40:50 -0600
Why did no one say a word about the abuse. The other priests … the Monsignors…the nuns … the parents ….the other kids …. the rich kids …. the poor kids … now I know people helped the coverup. I want to save the church . What has anyone done about the abused wives and children of the victims? Nothing. Did any wife or child of abused man get compensated . How could supposedly intelligent men make such awful mistakes. Because of all the abuse from teachers . nuns , priests ,negligent parents. These compliant people assisted the abused person I was married to beat me and my children, steal money from the money supposedly to be used for housing feeding and closing the children because he could . Why would he believe that he had to be responsible to anyone after the priests had abused him.

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2023 has been a long year with many ups and downs for us all. As we close out the year, we at SNAP hope that you are feeling like you are on your way to being healthy, fulfilled, and happy. This past year has brought both successes and challenges. Thanks to the support you have shown in the past, we’ve been able to celebrate the good days and weather the stormy ones. Now, we are once again asking for your support as we work to support survivors new and old as we ‘Move SNAP Forward.’

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