ST. LOUIS (MO)
Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests
For immediate release: Tuesday, Aug. 20
Statement by Barbara Dorris of St. Louis, Outreach Director of SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests ( 314 862 7688 home, 314 503 0003 cell, SNAPdorris@gmail.com )
It’s interesting what Archbishop Robert Carlson does NOT say, either in public or in his new eight page legal response.
He doesn’t say “Fr. Jiang never admitted his crimes to me.” (In their civil suit, that’s what the parents say happened.)
He doesn’t say “I never called the girl’s mom.” (In their civil suit, that’s what the parents say happened.)
He doesn’t say “I never asked anyone to turn over the $20,000 check to me.” (In their civil suit, that’s what the girl’s parents say Carlson did.)
He doesn’t even say “I think Fr. Jiang is innocent.”
In a footnote, he does say the charge that he tried to tamper with evidence is “baseless.” But again, he refuses to say whether he called the mom or asked for Jiang’s $20,000 check. Why won’t he just come clean and answer even these two simple questions?
Note: This is an Abuse Tracker excerpt. Click the title to view the full text of the original article. If the original article is no longer available, see our News Archive.