CALIFORNIA
Contra Costa Times
Monica Rodriguez, Staff Writer
sbsun.com
Posted: 01/27/2013
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Amid scrutiny of its neighboring diocese’s response to the sexual abuse of children, the Diocese of San Bernardino has been swift to notify authorities of such allegations, a diocese spokesman said.
Others don’t see it that way.
The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, or SNAP, says the leadership of the diocese is still slow to move when it is notified of sexual abuse allegations.
“We have not seen any real strides,” said Joelle Casteix, the regional director for SNAP.
Since 2002, the diocese has been following the directions spelled out in the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People, which the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops issued that year, said John Andrews, a spokesman for the diocese.
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