NEW MEXICO/INDIANA
Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests

Posted by David Clohessy on July 16, 2012

Now that this settlement has come down, we hope that the Alpine Clinic – where Fr. Chuck Cichanowicz worked with teens as a counselor – will finally disclose the whereabouts of their former employee. We believe they have a duty to protect children wherever Cichanowicz may be living by informing the public of the results of these cases and Cichanowicz’s history.

Indiana Catholic officials, especially Lafayette’s bishop, also have an obligation to seek out and help anyone who may have been hurt by Cichanowicz. A decade ago, bishops pledged to be “open and honest” about clergy sex crimes and cover ups. Indiana church officials should honor that pledge by aggressively spreading the word about this dangerous ex-cleric.

We also urge Alpine officials to do an in-depth investigation into their own clinic and…