MILWAUKEE (WI)
Fox 6

[audit report]

June 18, 2013, by Katie DeLong and Beverly Taylor

MILWAUKEE (WITI) — SNAP — the Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests is responding to the voluntary release of an audit by the Midwest Province of Capuchin Franciscans (which includes Wisconsin) — naming 23 of 46 friars alleged to have raped or sexually assaulted children.

According to SNAP, this audit was conducted by a three-member team hired by the Capuchins — including a priest who is a well-known critic of how the church has responded to sexual abuse.
The auditors reviewed files held by the Province, as well as the manner in which the Province responded to incidents and reports of inappropriate sexual behavior and sexual abuse in the past.
In a statement, SNAP says: “The Capuchins are to be commended for this earnest effort to bring transparency to this…