Santa Barbara News Network
August 2, 2010
http://www.thesbnn.com/?p=11645
SANTA BARBARA – 6:32 am - Joelle Casteix and Joey Piscitelli are on a mission to have the Franciscan priests’ personnel files made public.
Why?
Casteix and Piscitelli say so the public will know what happened to them — so that parents can protect their children and prevent it from happening again.
Story originally posted Tuesday July 27, 2010.
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| Joey Piscitelli/PHOTO-Reform-network.net, Richmond, VA |
Both share their stories publicly and are volunteers at SNAP, The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests.
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| Joelle Casteix/PHOTO-Insider Media Consulting |
And they are convinced one of the most effective ways to break the vicious cycle of sexual abuse by clergy, is to expose it through these fiercely contested documents.
They’ll tell you that’s why Friday’s hearing in the 2nd District Court of Appeal in Los Angeles isn’t just about the past — it’s about the present and the future.
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