IOWA
Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests
For immediate release: Wednesday, June 8, 2016
Statement by David Clohessy of St. Louis, Director of SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (314 566 9790,314 645 5915 home, davidgclohessy@gmail.com)
Sioux City Catholic officials are admitting, for the first time, that Fr. Peter B. Murhpy has been credibly accused of molesting a child. We are grateful for this belated move, made at the request of a brave victim, and hope it will bring comfort to others who were hurt by this cleric. We also hope that Bishop Walter Nickless will be more forthcoming about other predator priests who have lived or worked in his diocese.
http://www.catholicglobe.org/?p=7218
Since this priest worked at several parishes, at a bare minimum, Nickless should also publish notices about him and his crimes throughout the diocese.
Fr. Murphy’s work history and photo are here:
http://www.bishopaccountability.org/assign/Murphy_Peter_B.htm
Here’s our earlier statement about Fr. Murphy:
http://www.snapnetwork.org/ia_group_applauds_victim_prods_bishop_on_abuse
No matter what church officials do or don’t do, we urge every single person who saw, suspected or suffered child sex crimes and cover ups in Catholic churches or institutions to protect kids by calling police, get help by calling therapists, expose wrongdoers by calling law enforcement, get justice by calling attorneys, and be comforted by calling support groups like ours. This is how kids will be safer, adults will recover, criminals will be prosecuted, cover ups will be deterred and the truth will surface.
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