ROME
Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests
Posted by David Clohessy
Victims blast international movement of predator priests
Group wants Interpol to go after child molesting clerics
SNAP gives list of 32 who have moved to/from 18 nations
Over last 10 years, at least 6 from the US have come to Rome
Group: “Church officials should take accused priests’ passports”
And they must stop letting child molesting clerics change their names, SNAP says
WHAT:
Holding signs and childhood photos at a news conference, US clergy sex abuse victims will
— hand out a list of 32 alleged predator priests who have moved or been sent abroad,
— publicly push Interpol, for the 1st time, to help pursue those who face criminal charges, and
— discuss 6 priests – from Australia and the US – who face abuse allegations and were sent to work/ live in/or near the Vatican over the past decade. (One was reportedly still living in Rome last year.)
The victims will also prod Catholic officials to stop
–sending child molesting clerics to other nations, and
–letting predator priests legally change their names (to avoid being caught), and start
–taking the passports of priests once they are accused so they can’t flee to other countries, and
–aggressively help law enforcement apprehend fugitive predator priests
WHEN:
TODAY, —-Tuesday, March 12 at 1:15 pm
WHERE:
Orange Hotel, 86 Via Crescenzio 00193, Roma +39.06.6868969
WHO:
Two clergy sex abuse victims who are leaders of the US-based international support group SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAPnetwork.org)
WHY:
A 2004 investigation by the Dallas Morning News found more than 200 priests, accused of sexual abuse, who sought refuge in foreign countries. Nearly 100 cases involved clergy who escaped or were sent elsewhere to elude law enforcement. SNAP suspects this practice will increase in the future.
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