It Is Time for Transparency

Road to Recovery
September 2, 2014

http://www.road-to-recovery.org/

Moore Catholic High School, Staten Island, NY, hid sexual abuse of students and staff for years

Cardinal Timothy Dolan and the New York Archdiocese maintain silence about sexual abuse at Moore Catholic High School

Moore Catholic High School should be investigated by an independent authority concerning the sexual abuse allegations of students and staff and the secrecy allowing the sexual abuse of students and staff

What: A demonstration to alert the public and Catholic school parents, students and staff about numerous allegations of sexual abuse at a Catholic high school; namely, Moore Catholic High School, Staten Island, NY.

Where: On the public sidewalk outside Moore Catholic High School, 100 Merrill Street, Staten Island, New York, 10314

When: Wednesday, September 3, 2014 from 10:30 AM until 12:30 PM. Press conference at 11:00 AM.

Who: Members of Road to Recovery, Inc., a non-profit charity based in New Jersey that assists victims of sexual abuse and their families, including its co-founder and President, Dr. Robert M. Hoatson.

Why: Moore Catholic High School has been rocked by numerous allegations of sexual abuse of students and staff by members of the school administration, teachers, and coaches. Two former coaches and their athletic director, who is also the school’s chief operating officer, have been accused of sexually abusing students and at least one staff member during a nearly decade-long travesty of justice and morality involving sexual abuse in and outside the school and cover-ups of reported allegations. The public will be encouraged to demand a thorough, independent investigation of Moore Catholic High School so the children, faculty and staff of the school are safe. The New York Archdiocese, which operates the school, will be called upon to release all information it has regarding sexual abuse at Moore Catholic High School, and all sexual abuse victim/survivors at Moore Catholic High School and beyond will be encouraged to come forward to report sexual abuse and begin healing.

Contacts: Robert M. Hoatson, Ph.D., Road to Recovery, Inc., 862-368-2800

Attorney Mitchell Garabedian, Boston, MA – 617-523-6250