| Oh - Columbus Priest Arrested for Soliciting Sex from a Minor Online, SNAP Responds
By David Clohessy
SNAP
September 20, 2012
http://www.snapnetwork.org/oh_columbus_priest_arrested_for_soliciting_sex_from_a_minor_online_snap_responds
We are grateful to police for pursuing these charges. It is sad that with the advent of modern technology, the reach of child predators has grown exponentially. Because of the easy access to children that the internet provides, we urge parents to be careful to monitor their children’s online activity and report any suspicious messages or conversations to secular authorities.
We hope that the church officials at The Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church in Columbus, OH will immediately and aggressively seek out others in their congregation who may have seen, suspected, or suffered crimes at the hands of Fr. Patrick Nicholas Hughes. The fact that Fr. Hughes was allegedly setting up meetings with these boys leads us to believe that there may be others who were contacted by him.
We hope all victims and witnesses will come forward and make a report to the Columbus police.
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