ST. LOUIS (MO)
Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests
Explosive new clergy abuse & cover up suit filed
It charges that St. Louis archbishop broke the law
Carlson was allegedly “closely supervising” arrested molester
And he asked victim’s parents to give him priest’s $20,000 check
One person witnessed cleric kissing girl & touching her, suit charges
What
Holding signs and childhood photos at a sidewalk news conference, clergy sex abuse victims will disclose an “explosive” new civil child sex abuse and cover up lawsuit that has been filed against St. Louis’ Catholic archbishop. The suit involves recent and repeated alleged child sex crimes by a priest who has been arrested. It charges that the archbishop
— “knew (the priest) was dangerous to children before (a girl) was abused,”
— asked the alleged victim’s parents for a $20,000 check the priest had given them,
–“committed the criminal offense of attempted tampering with evidence,” and
— has lived with the accused priest (and was in the same diocese with him twice: Saginaw MI & St. Louis).
They will also prod
–anyone who may have seen, suspected or suffered the priest’s crimes to contact law enforcement immediately, and
–parishioners and the public to keep open minds and avoid taking actions and making comments that might discourage any other victims, witnesses or whistleblowers from stepping forward.
When
TODAY, Wednesday, July 17 at 1:30 p.m.
Where
On the sidewalk outside the home of St. Louis’ Catholic archbishop, 4510 Lindell (at Taylor) in the CWE
Who
Three-four victims of clergy sex crimes who belong to a support group called SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAPnetwork.org), including a St. Louis woman who is the organization’s long time outreach director
Why
The suit charges that while “under the direct supervision of (Archbishop Robert Carlson) and living in the archbishop’s home,” Fr. Xiu Hui ‘Joseph’ Jiang “sexually, physically and emotionally abused” a girl and that Carlson “knew he was dangerous to children before (the girl) was abused.” Fr. Jiang reportedly admitted the abuse to the girl’s parents and Carlson.
The day after Fr. Jiang’s admissions, Fr. Jiang allegedly put a $20,000 check on the parents’ vehicle windshield. Hours later, Carlson called the girl’s mom and “suggested that the parents return to him the check” from Fr. Jiang. (The parents, however, gave it to police.)
Carlson was “supervising Fr. Jiang very closely” yet “Fr. Jiang was allowed unlimited access to (the girl),” according to the suit, in part because Fr. Jiang “worked to build the (parents’) trust” and “regularly visited their home.”
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