"Twice Convicted & Put Back on the Job"

SNAP
May 16, 2014

http://www.snapnetwork.org/_twice_convicted_put_back_on_the_job

Five years ago, Fr. Norman Rogge died.

This week, BishopAccountability.org posted his work history. Please read just these two sentences about Rogge and let them sink in:

Rogge was convicted twice for the sexual abuse of boys in Florida - in 1967 and again in 1985. He received probation both times and was allowed to continue in ministry.

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I knew and loved one of Rogge's victims - Bob Swart of St. Louis, as kind, compassionate and cheerful a person as you could ever hope to meet. He was a long time SNAP member who, for a decade, came to almost every event we did, whether a support group meeting or a news conference.

A dedicated advocate for the mentally ill, Bob enhanced many people's lives. Who knows how many lives Rogge devastated?

NOTE - Rogge worked in these towns: St. Marys KS, Pomfret CA, Dallas TX, Tampa FL, Mobile AL, Berkeley CA, New Orleans and six other Louisiana towns (Grand Coteau, Bellvue, Campti, Trichel, Black Lake, Montgomery).