NE- Former youth pastor faces 40 years in prison, victims respond

By David Clohessy
Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests
April 22, 2014

http://www.snapnetwork.org/ne_former_youth_pastor_faces_40_years_in_prison_victims_respond

A former youth pastor from Kearney was sentenced to 17-40 years in prison for sexually assaulting 3 boys. We are grateful to the brave victims who spoke up and to the judge for a strict sentence. 

 http://www.kearneyhub.com/news/local/man-faces-up-to-years-for-sex-assault-of-boys/article_d4eddd4c-c973-11e3-90e3-0019bb2963f4.html

It is always extremely troublesome and disappointing when some entrusted by the community to guide children exploits this trust and abuses children. We hope that church officials where Thomas A. Jones worked will aggressively reach out to anyone who may have seen, suspected, or suffered child sexual abuse and encourage them to call police.