Orthodox Reform
October 17, 2007
http://orthodoxreform.org/cases/fr-timothy-blumentritt/family-struggles-with-aftermath-of-clergy-sex-abuse/
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A moving article on the terrible after-effects of clergy sexual abuse was published today on WJBC.com.
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When you think of clergy sexual abuse, people often think of older adults and young children. However, a couple from Bloomington says their son would have been 26 last week, but Eric Iliff never made it because he said he was abused at St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary in New York. They say the scars he suffered never healed.
Eric took his own life at a Normal hotel last March, surrounded by family photos and a Bible. His parents consider that a sign that he never lost faith. Administrators removed Father Timothy Blumentritt from his position once Eric told them he was abused. He was later defrocked by the Church. However, Eric struggled with the fact he signed an agreement that never acknowledged publicly what happened to him. Monica Iliff says family and friends questioned how it could happen.
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