Former Youth Leader Sentenced, SNAP Responds

SNAP
September 4, 2014

http://www.snapnetwork.org/md_former_youth_leader_sentenced_snap_responds

A former Maryland youth group leader has been sentenced to 16 years in jail for sexually abusing at least three boys. We are grateful to the brave victims who came forward and helped get a dangerous predator off the streets.

While Raymond Fernandez was working as a coach and youth group leader at Greater Grace World Outreach Church in Baltimore, he abused at least three boys. We are glad that he will be behind bars for 16 years and will have to register as a sex offender, but we are worried there are more victims suffering in silence and self-blame.

We urge Greater Grace World Outreach church to use their resources and seek out anyone else who might have been hurt by Fernandez. One of Fernandez’s victims came forward after seeing him at a church function as recently as 2013. If you or anyone you know was hurt by Fernandez, or any other church official, please do the right thing and come forward, report to police, and start healing.