CHICAGO (IL)
Chicago Sun-Times
February 7, 2006
BY CATHLEEN FALSANI AND STEFANO ESPOSITO Staff Reporters
The mother of a Willowbrook boy allegedly molested by a Chicago priest is lashing out at Cardinal Francis George for suggesting she was reluctant to come forward to plead her son's case.
"I don't want the cardinal saying that my family didn't contact the archdiocese," the boy's mother, who requested anonymity to protect her son's identity, told the Chicago Sun-Times.
At issue is how and when the Willowbrook boy's family contacted officials of the Chicago Roman Catholic Archdiocese with allegations against the Rev. Daniel McCormack, pastor of St. Agatha parish in North Lawndale, where the boy attended parochial school in 2003.
The mother said she called the archdiocese to report the allegations within days of learning of the abuse and going to police in late August, while the archdiocese says it first heard from the mother by phone in mid-September.