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Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests
Posted by David Clohessy on June 15, 2012
A Terre Haute judge has ruled that a clergy sex abuse and cover up case against the Indianapolis archdiocese’s most notorious predator priest can move forward. Victims are applauding the decision.
The civil case involves a now-defrocked serial pedophile named Harry Monroe (who is believed to be living in TN). It charges, and the judge’s order mentions, that top Indy archdiocese staffers quietly sent Monroe to a Terre Haute parish, knowing that he’d been credibly accused of molesting kids before, and refused to notify or warn parishioners or the public or even the parish’s pastor.
“We’re grateful to this brave victim and this wise judge. For safety, healing and justice, it’s crucial that citizens and Catholics get to hear – under oath, in open court, the full truth about how vigorously high ranking Catholic officials ignore and conceal horrific child sex crimes,” said Barbara Dorris of SNAP. “It’s sad that even now, Indy Archbishop Buechlein continues to try to exploit legal technicalities to keep clergy sex crimes and cover ups covered up.”
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