MONTEREY (CA)
90.3 KAZU
May 24, 2019
By Erika Mahoney
Advocates of those sexually abused by priests spoke out in Monterey this week. They want the Catholic Diocese of Monterey to expand its list of accused clerics.
Standing on Church Street in front of the Diocese of Monterey, advocate David Clohessy called for more transparency.
“If you’re going to claim to come clean, then for heaven’s sake, come fully clean and tell the flock. Tell the parents, the parishioners, the public, the police,” Clohessy said.
Clohessy is with the support group SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests. He says as dioceses across the country have released lists of clerics accused of sexual abuse, many are incomplete.
“Tell them about each and every proven, admitted and credibly accused child molesting cleric. And that’s how kids will be safe,” said Clohessy.
Clohessy says at least three clerics have been left off the local list, but he says they found them on other lists of accused clerics.
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