MINNESOTA
Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests
For immediate release: Monday, August 25, 2014
Statement by Barbara Dorris of St. Louis, Outreach Director of SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests ( 314 503 0003, SNAPdorris@gmail.com )
Minnesota archdiocese names a judge as the head of the new department responsible for child safety. We hope he puts the safety of kids before the reputation of the church and predators.
The former head of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, Judge Timothy O’Malley, has been hired as the director of Ministerial Standards and Safe Environment for the Twin Cities archdiocese. O’Malley has expressed his disappointment in how the church has responded to the child abuse scandal and hopes to make a difference.
Time and time again we see church officials claiming that they put the safety of children and the needs of victims first, but in reality they do little to nothing. We hope O’Malley sticks to what he says and exposes predators and those who cover it up, reports abuse to police, and is open and transparent about child sexual abuse. Only then will change began to happen and children will really be safe.
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