ST. LOUIS (MO)
Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests
POSTED BY BARBARA DORRIS ON JULY 17, 2013
This new lawsuit is in the public record. It seeks unspecified damages. It makes unusual and disturbing charges.
I’ve not met or spoken with this family. Because of that, and because the victim is young, the crimes are recent, the lawsuit is detailed and prosecution is pending, I won’t answer many questions today. The last thing on earth I would want is to do or say anything that might in any way make an obviously traumatic situation more difficult for this courageous girl and her parents.
Archbishop Carlson, however, has said nothing about the case against Fr. Joseph Jiang. He’s had more than a year to do so. We in SNAP hope he will live up to his promises to be “open and transparent” in clergy sex abuse and cover up cases. Specifically, we hope he will personally respond to the allegations that Fr. Jiang admitted his abuse of this girl to Carlson.
Let’s be clear on what we are NOT saying today. We are not alleging that there’s anything improper about Fr. Jiang’s movements from China to the US and from state to state to state. Again, however, we hope Carlson will shed some light on these somewhat unusual transfers.
We are not alleging that Carlson has done anything illegal. That accusation is in the civil lawsuit and the legal process will resolve that accusation. Again, we hope Carlson will personally address this charge now.
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