Newly Revealed Documents Contradict Former LA Archbishop Mahony's Stated Role in Clergy Abuse Cases
By Jeff Anderson
Southern California Clergy Abuse News
January 21, 2013
http://abusedinsocal.com/SoCal_Abuse_News.aspx
Because of one survivor’s fight in the California Civil Courts against Father Nicolas Aguilar Rivera and the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, never seen before documents containing vital evidence of how clergy abuse cases were handled by the Archdiocese are now available for public view.
Portions of the thousands of documents filed in this case are posted on the web site www.abusedinsocal.com. The documents, which were not a part of the documents involved in the 2007 settlements with the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, demonstrate that former Archbishop and now Cardinal Roger Mahony knew from his first days in office that priests under his supervision were sexually abusing children in Los Angeles.
The documents further demonstrate that contrary to Mahony’s past claims, he was imtimately involve in handling the sex abuse scandal of priests in Los Angeles from 1985 to 2011 and communicated directly with priest perpetrators and their therapists--just as his predecessors McIntrye and Manning had done before him.
Also included in the documents is evidence that as Archbishop, Mahony worked with his Vicar for Clergy to thwart law enforcement involvement by ordering Pastors to not give Altar Boy lists to LAPD detectives, while at the same time, cozying up to high ranking officers at LAPD Juvenile Division.
And finally, even though Mahony and his Vicars for Clergy were aware of the crimes of the priests, the names of the children, and the names of the families; he did not call law enforcement or child protective services but offered counseling in order to keep his perceived enemies closer.
Mahony, the first native Angeleno to be created Cardinal, now holds the title of Archbishop Emeritus of Los Angeles.
Pertinent documents:
Priest files
LA Priest cheat sheet
Father Cristobal Garcia O.P. 1985
Father Eleuterio Ramos 1975
Father James Ford 1987
Father Larry Lovell C.M.F. 1985
Father Lynn Caffoe 1975
Father Matthew Sprouffske O.Carm 1986
Father Michael Baker 1986
Father Michael Baker 1987
Father Nicolas Aguilar Rivera 1987
Father Nicolas Aguilar Rivera II 1988
Father Santiago Tamayo 1987
Monsignor Peter Garcia 1984
Monsignor Peter Garcia 1987
Wempe LAARCH 021282
Exhibits
LA exhibit numbers to individual priest files
Exhibits 1-6-7-8
Exhibits 11 thru 15
Exhibits 17 thru 23
Exhibit 24
Exhibits 25 thru 38
Exhibits 42 thru 44
Exhibit 45
Exhibit 46
Exhibit 47
Exhibit 48
Exhibit 49
Exhibit 50
Exhibit 52
Exhibit 53
Exhibit 54
Exhibit 55
Exhibit 56
Exhibit 57
Exhibit 58
Contact: Jeff@andersonadvocates.com
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