SAN FRANCISCO (CA)
Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests
Victims want accused priest disciplined
He’s accused of raping a pre-teen girl
Catholic officials supposedly “retired him”
But cleric still acts like a priest in public
He was on radio & TV as archdiocesan spokesman
Group urges others he hurt to “come forward & get help”
It also blasts SF church officials for “continued secrecy and inaction”
SNAP: For kids’ safety, Archbishop should put him in secure treatment center
WHAT
Holding signs and childhood photos at a sidewalk news conference, clergy sex abuse victims will disclose that a high-profile predator priest who was supposedly “retired” or “resigned” because of child sexual abuse allegations is still performing priestly functions in public, in violation of church abuse policy. They will urge
— Catholic officials to suspend him, discipline him, and put him in a treatment center,
–disclose any other allegations or settlements against him, and
— “aggressively reach out to anyone who has seen, suspected or suffered his crimes,” prodding them to “call police, expose wrongdoers, and protect others.”
Afterwards, they will try to hand deliver a letter to the SF archbishop urging him to post on his website the names, photos, whereabouts and work histories of all predator priests.
WHEN
Thursday, December 5, 2013 at 1 p.m.
WHERE
On the sidewalk outside the San Francisco archdiocesan headquarters 1 Peter Yorke Way, San Francisco CA 94109
WHO
Three-four members of a support group called SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAPnetwork.org)
WHY
In 2002, a very high profile priest, Father Miles O’Brien Riley resigned or was “retired” by San Francisco Catholic officials after being accused of raping and sexually assaulting an eleven year old girl. But he still publicly functions as a priest and calls himself a priest, in what SNAP calls “a clear and egregious violation” of the church’s abuse policy.
According to BishopAccountability.org and news accounts, Fr. Riley is “an author, actor, and former church spokesman who was well-known for his radio ministry and as a fixture on the old God Squad TV show.” The SF Chronicle reports that he has “written many books, produced films and written and directed musical comedies, as well as hosting 1,500 television and 4,000 radio programs.”
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