SOUTH CAROLINA
Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests
Victims “out” another predator priest
He was cited in new PA grand jury report
And he is the 14th accused child molesting SC cleric
Group urges Catholic bishop to “come clean & end slow torture”
Church officials refuse to do “real outreach,” support group says
SNAP warns: “Recently suspended cleric could be put back to work”
What:
Holding signs and childhood photos at a sidewalk news conference, clergy sex abuse victims and their supporters will disclose that
–a predator priest recently suspended because of abuse allegations in Pennsylvania also worked in SC,
–he’s the 14 alleged predator priest to have worked in the state, and
–at least seven civil lawsuits are pending against predator priests in SC, including one filed last October.
The group will prod
–Charleston Catholic bishop to permanently post on parish websites the names of all predator priests who have worked or lived – or now work or live – in the diocese.
–“anyone who may have seen, suspected or suffered sexual misdeeds, crimes or cover ups” in the state to “call police, expose wrongdoing and protect others.”
When:
Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at 11:00 a.m.
Where:
In Charleston, outside the Charleston Catholic diocese headquarters (“chancery”), 901 Orange Grove Road (corner of St Charles Ct.)
Who:
Two adults who were sexually abused as children and are members of SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAPnetwork.org), including a Missouri woman who is the organization’s long time outreach director
Why:
Two weeks ago, Pennsylvania’s attorney general released a 150 page grand jury report detailing clergy sex crimes by 50+ clerics against hundreds of kids that were covered up for decades by Altoona area Catholic officials.
[PennLive]
On Friday, three of those officials were arraigned on charges of concealing child sex crimes in the Altoona area.
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