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New clergy sex abuse & cover up case is filed

December 15, 2011
  • 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”
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Group challenges bishop over accused predator

December 13, 2011
  • 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”
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Victims praise one prosecutor & blast another

December 12, 2011
  • 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
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Springfield clergy abuse victim speaks out

November 30, 2011
  • 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
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Clergy sex victims leaflet about priest

November 26, 2011
  • Clergy sex victims leaflet about priest 
  •  He was arrested on Monday on child sex charges 
  •  SNAP urges university & church officials to disclose other predators 
  •  And in a rare move, group praises a cleric for “standing up” to his bosses
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New KC diocese whistleblower, fired in June, speaks for first time

November 17, 2011
  • New diocesan whistleblower speaks
  • He worked for four years at church HQ
  • Man describes “sexually hostile workplace”
  • Fired in June, he comes forward for first time now
  • And he’s the 4th “insider” to recently blast diocese
  • This much “breaking ranks” is “unprecedented,” SNAP says
  • Group will also criticize bishop for picking “biased, bizarre shrink”
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SNAP responds to new charges vs. bishop

November 15, 2011
  • SNAP responds to new charges vs. bishop
  • They’re disappointed only Finn is targeted 
  • “Problem is bigger than one person,” they say
  • And deal means no questioning of bishop in court
  • Abuse victims to Jackson Co prosecutor: “No deals!”
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Victims want bishops to push for legislative reform

November 15, 2011
  • Victims want bishops to push for legislative reform
  • They challenge prelates to back mandatory reporting laws
  • Group blasts Catholic officials for “fixating on internal policies”
  • “External reform, in legislatures, is what’s really needed,” they say
  • SNAP: US bishops gathering should also denounce Missouri church officials
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