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A new documentary on the case of Sister Margaret Ann and the first conviction of a catholic priest for murdering a nun in the U.S. will air this Sunday, March 1 at 10:00 PM on Investigation Discovery. This is a fascinating case and one you should definitely tune in to learn more about!

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When I was a child, I grew up knowing that someday my prince would come. And when that day happened, I would then go on to live the life my mother was living, as her mother had done before her. So I grew up with that internalized view of my future. One day, a man will come along. He will fall in love with my beauty and my good heart and he will pull me onto his white horse and we will live together forever and have a lovely family with… I wanted five… five children… because you see I planned to be a housewife and full-time mother so I could have five children with no problem. And we would all live happily ever after.

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I was conversing with a SNAP member who had been abused as an adult and she asked me to mention that it is not just about priests.

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I’ve found it easier to help others and to listen to their stories. It’s also easier to dance around the subject of adult abuse by priests. It’s not so easy to discuss your own case or to have to face your past and your mistakes and your own shame.

By Steve Bartley, A SNAP Member and a Survivor, January 17, 2020

SNAP is taking on a few new board members moving forward into the new decade and we want you to be the first to know. 

The idea to create these wish-lists came from a survivor named Buddy Robson who wanted to think of ways to combine the holiday giving season with the wishes and needs of survivors. These are wishes that we hope will come true for every survivor and will inspire others to get involved in child sexual abuse prevention in the new year in order to keep children safe, ensure survivors are supported, and help put an end to cases of sexual violence.

by John Winer

Patrick Von Horn’s first memory of childhood abuse was of his mother screaming bloody murder after she witnessed a priest raping him. The horrifying attack is one of many instances of clergy abuse that Patrick repressed from his mind for decades until his mother’s death five years ago.

In mid-2019, the decades long hard work of advocates and legislators finally came to an end with the passage of civil statute of limitations reform for survivors of sexual violence in New Jersey. This law, one of the best in the nation, has led to new protections for children and new rights for all victims.

But what exactly does this mean for survivors?