IOWA
Des Moines Register
A support group for victims of religious sexual abuse has been formed in southeast Iowa.
A chapter of Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) will be led by the Rev. David Hitch of Tipton. Hitch's brother was among the men who reported they were sexually abused by James M. Janssen, a former Davenport Diocese priest.
"I've talked to so many survivors of religious sexual abuse, and I've talked to their families," Hitch said. "Their pain is enormous."
There are only a couple of other instances where SNAP leaders have been priests, according to David Clohessy, national director of the group.
Posted by kshaw at June 3, 2005 07:18 AM