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	SNAP Calls on Shanley to Reach out to Former Students of Priest Accused of Molesting By Christina Vaughn WDAY August 21, 2009 http://www.wday.com/event/article/id/24087/ Fargo, ND (WDAY TV) - An advocacy group for people, who have been sexually abused, is calling on Shanley to reach out to former students. Members of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, or SNAP, say former Shanley Priest Brother Raimond Rose is accused of molesting young boys in California and Minnesota. They want to make sure no abuse happened during the four years he taught at Shanley in the 1970's. WDAY 6 Reporter Christina Vaughn has more. No criminal charges have been filed against Raimond Rose, but he has been civilly sued. The Fargo Diocese say while Rose taught at Shanley, no student ever came forward with a complaint of abuse. SNAP members are visiting every school Rose taught at, offering support for past and present victims. They say Rose preys on young boys, giving them alcohol and marijuana, then sexually abusing them. Right now, Rose lives in Chicago, across the street from a boys school. SNAP members say sexual abuse is a crime of silence and schools like Shanley need to reach out to past students because they say it's the only way to make the abuse stop. "It's not time to sprinkle the holy water, it's time to work together to prevent the sexual abuse of children, to get recovery and prevention." "We would want to assist them in any way, to bring about their healing, so especially if it's related to the diocese, we want to know and we want to be able to help." Criminal charges could be filed against Rose. SNAP hopes by visiting schools and raising awareness, someday rose will be held accountable for the crimes they say he committed. The civil suits against Rose are in two states, one in California, the other in Minnesota. SNAP members say more are on the way from Minnesota.
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