SNAP Media Events
Victims ‘diss’ bishops’ upcoming meetings
- Victims ‘diss’ bishops’ upcoming meetings
- Six sessions - with prosecutor- start this weekend
- SNAP urges parishioners to push for five specific reforms
- It begs Catholics to “ask tough questions & insist on straight answers”
- "Enforcement,” not “education” is what’s lacking, support group says
MO Supreme Court rules against SNAP
- MO Supreme Court rules against SNAP
- Victims group refuses to disclose names
- For first time ever, SNAP head is deposed
- Lawyers for predators want 1000s of records
- But the organization is not turning them over
- Group vows to keep on "protecting privacy"
- It calls legal maneuver a "new low in church hardball tactics"
- Victims blast Catholic bishop & priest for "unprecedented attack"
Accused priest may be in court today
- Accused priest may be in court today
- He’s the 3rd alleged Sac predator priest in 6 months
- Victims blast Catholic officials for tolerating “bullying”
- SNAP: He lets church staff & members “intimidate” others
- They want Bishop Soto to discipline a local pastor for his court actions
- Group begs victims, witnesses and whistleblowers to “come forward now”
Clergy sex victims blast bishop
- Clergy sex victims blast bishop
- Allegations vs. just-ousted priest had surfaced years ago
- But no one was warned, SNAP contends, so kids were at risk
- And local Catholic officials deceived the public, self help group says
- SNAP also wants Jeff City diocese to move cleric from his Jeff City parish
- Victims say prelate should “come clean” & admit that accused priest had child porn
New clergy sex abuse & cover up case is filed
- New clergy sex abuse & cover up case is filed
- Predator priest taught recently at NJ school
- Church officials misled victim, lawsuit asserts
- Other men charge they were molested by cleric too
- Victim appeals to Governor for help reforming “predator-friendly” laws
- Group urges others who “saw, suspected or suffered” crimes to “step forward”
Group challenges bishop over accused predator
- Group challenges bishop over accused predator
- Prelate kept secret about child sex accusations for 3 years
- Catholic officials allegedly “restricted” priest but warned no one
- Now, he’s been arrested in Canada for molesting at least one child
- SNAP: “Now, pedophile priests are moved from nation to nation, not just from city to city”
Victims praise one prosecutor & blast another
- Victims praise one prosecutor & blast another
- Brooklyn DA arrests dozens of Orthodox predators
- But Bronx prosecutor cuts “bizarre deal” with Catholic one
- Group also praises Jewish victims for “breaking their silence”
- It blasts case where principal was charged, pled & sentenced on same day
- SNAP: All churches must seek out others who saw, suspected & suffered crimes
Springfield clergy abuse victim speaks out
- Local clergy abuse victim speaks out
- Lawsuit says 3 priests abused him as a boy
- Victim, now 40, speaks publicly here for first time
- He wants Springfield bishop to “reach out” to other victims
- Predator worked here at Catholic cathedral for three years
- This is first case in MO to implicate so many clerics, SNAP says
Winter Appeal 2023
To our friends,
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.’
At SNAP we are proud to have hosted a very well-attended conference in August 2023. This event allowed us to gather friends, survivors, advocates, and allies for a weekend of camaraderie and connection. We were so happy to be able to welcome many first-time attendees to gather in person and are already looking forward to the next conference.
To strengthen our movement for justice, healing, and prevention, SNAP will be expanding our peer support and providing more volunteer opportunities in the coming year. Through this great work, we are ensuring survivor voices are represented as we work for significant change that will benefit children and survivors.
Right now, survivors worldwide are getting the help they need from SNAP, and more and more reach out to us daily, but we need your help to keep those programs going and get our volunteers the training they need to thrive.
Your tax-deductible gift to SNAP can help offset the cost of our important mission. If you are not in a position to contribute, you can still support us by sharing this letter with those who can. As we continue to fight for survivors across the globe, your donation or sharing the great work SNAP does will help us continue our work to protect the vulnerable, heal the wounded, and prevent abuse.
Your donation ensures SNAP will be there for those who need us more than ever!
Warmly,
Michael W. McDonnell, C.P.S.
Interim Executive Director