9/15/16 Action Alert: Hitting the Hill Hard

By Marie Whitehead
Foundatito Abolish Child Sex Abuse - FACSA
September 16, 2016

http://abolishsexabuse.org/

The press conference follows an earlier panel discussion about the true story behind the movie focusing on the role of the media, the importance of civil remedies and obstacles created by statutes of limitation.

At the news conference, Rep. Mark Rozzi will give an update on H.B. 1947, discuss recent news about the dioceses of Allentown and Harrisburg and the importance of getting H.B. 1947, with a retroactive component, to the governor’s desk by end of the legislative session.

Participants in the news conference will include:

• Jeff Dion – abuse survivor and director of the National Crime Victim Bar Association (NCVBA);
• Jeffrey P. Fritz – Victim advocate, charter member and past president of NCVBA;
• Eric MacLeish – a Boston attorney depicted in “Spotlight” who represented hundreds of victims of sexual abuse by priests;
• Phil Saviano – a Catholic clergy abuse survivor, who was depicted in “Spotlight,” and long-time activist;
• Joe Crowley – a Boston survivor of Catholic clergy abuse, who also was depicted in “Spotlight;”
• Additional child sex abuse victims, their families and advocates.

Please spread the word and join us as we attempt a final push to get the original version of HB 1947 (that passed the House overwhelmingly in April) back onto the House Floor for a vote and onto the Senate for concurrence.

Also, if you happen to know a survivor or family member of any of the priests from the 2005 Philadelphia Grand Jury Report, please pass along this invitation. Also, if you have knowledge about where the priests are currently located, and especially if they live close by to where children congregate, please let Pam Oddo know by e-mail. Pam would also appreciate an RSVP if you can attend the press conference.

More on the status of the bill will be posted on our Facebook page and Twitter feed as events will likely happen quickly.