PHILADELPHIA (PA)
Jeff Anderson & Associates
Statement of Philadelphia Clergy Abuse Survivor Michael W. McDonnell:
“I speak not only for myself but for the countless others who suffered adolescent horror — you are not alone. Today is not just about seeking justice, but also, as it was written by President John F. Kennedy, about “our most admirable human virtue- courage.” As a survivor of childhood sexual abuse by the clergy, I can tell you that there is no doubt that the conspiracy to cover-up the grave moral actions by the clergy started long before these tragedies ever became public. It was protocol. It is today that courage brings me here, it is today that more will be revealed.”
Statement of Philadelphia Clergy Abuse Survivor Andrew Druding (Addressed to Msgr. Francis Feret):
I have been impacted every day of my life because of the unspeakable things you did to me. You did this to me in a place that was sacred to my family, my grandparents were married in that church, so were my parents, my mom, her 3 siblings were all baptized in that church, I was baptized in that church. And it was in that church that you chose to victimize me in such an evil way. Even as I write this, I cringe and feel sick to my stomach recalling this & so many other instances of your sick behavior. And while these things do not define me, they have to some extent, left me as damaged goods.
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