HOUSTON (TX)
KPRC2 TV
February 4, 2019
By Sofia Ojeda
Miguel Prats said the Catholic Church has done a lot for victims, but it can still do so much more.
Prats is a victim and said he was sexually abused by a priest. He spoke to KPRC2 on Monday.
“Just being touched and groped inappropriately, I have the same reactions as those who were raped. I lost my faith. I lost my anchor. I lost my way,” Prats said.
Prats is a practicing Catholic and has lived in Houston all his life. He said he was abused by a Catholic priest as a teenager when he visited St. Louis, Missouri. He said the Catholic Church knew about the abuse for 22 years and did nothing.
“The church thinks they have apologized, but they need to apologize more and they need to give people a resource to turn to,” Prats said.
Prats is the original founder of SNAP, the Survivors’ Network of those Abused by Priests in Houston.
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