CALIFORNIA
Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests
Posted by David Clohessy on February 06, 2013
Dear Mr. Birotte and Ms. Lacey;
We are members of a support group called SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAPnetwork.org). Our mission is to protect the vulnerable, heal the wounded and expose the truth.
We are urging you both to convene new grand juries to investigate possible criminal charges against current and former LA Catholic officials for committing perjury, obstructing justice, destroying evidence, and similar offenses.
We’re aware that the LAPD has announced it is combing through the files, and we have confidence in the police.
But we believe a grand jury is a better approach, in part because of its subpoena powers. We also feel that if a grand jury is empanelled, other victims, witnesses and whistleblowers (including some with information about more recent wrongdoing by church officials) may voluntarily step forward.
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