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Church abuse survivor wants AG's to investigate more dioceses

By Casey Nolen
KSDK
August 15, 2018

https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/local/church-abuse-survivor-wants-ags-to-investigate-more-dioceses/63-584556859

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As for the Archdiocese response to Lennon's assertions, its offices were closed for a church holiday Wednesday but it's expected leaders will comment on the Pennsylvania grand jury later in the week.

The leader of a national sex abuse survivors' network says those shocking sex abuse allegations against Catholic priests in Pennsylvania could easily be found here in Missouri and Illinois.

Tim Lennon runs "SNAP" - Survivors' Network of those Abused by Priests - and he's also a survivor himself.

"I'm on a path," says Lennon. "I feel like I'm doing exceptionally well but I can't say I'm healed."

A Grand Jury report out of Pennsylvania says hundreds of priests in that state covered up abuse of thousands of young victims. And Lennon suspects the same activity across the country. His organization is collecting signatures, calling on all state attorneys general to investigate their local dioceses.

"We know through our network it's the same everywhere," says Lennon. "What I would say to the Catholics is they should rise up. They should demand that those predator priests should be out."

Lennon says the most important message from SNAP is that its staff is there to listen. He says at least one alleged victim has come forward in St. Louis since the news out of Pennsylvania broke.

As for the Archdiocese response to Lennon's assertions, its offices were closed for a church holiday Wednesday but it's expected leaders will comment on the Pennsylvania grand jury later in the week.

In the St. Louis area Lennon says SNAP can be reached the following ways.




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