CHICAGO (IL)
Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests
Accused abusive cleric now on the job
Church admits charges against him are “credible”
But they let predator work in Pope’s home diocese
And he’s been put back to work twice since accusation
Religious order recently moved its headquarters to Chicago
SNAP releases list of 14 credibly accused clerics they oversee
WHAT
Holding signs and childhood photos at a sidewalk news conference, clergy sex abuse victims will disclose that a credibly accused child molesting cleric now has a church job in the Pope’s home archdiocese.
They will also:
–reveal a list of 14 accused child molesting clerics who belong to a Catholic religious order which recently made Chicago its national headquarters,
–highlight three of the alleged sex offenders who worked in the Chicago area, and
–prod the religious order officials to house its alleged abusive employees in a treatment center.
They will also urge victims, witnesses and whistleblowers to contact law enforcement with any information or suspicions they have about clergy sex crimes and cover ups in this religious order.
WHEN
Thursday, Aug. 1 at 1:30 p.m.
WHERE
On the sidewalk outside the Claretians HQ, 205 W. Monroe Street (corner of Wells Street) in downtown Chicago
WHO
Three-four victims of clergy sex crimes who belong to an international support group called SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, including the organization’s long time president
WHY
A cleric now works for the church in Buenos Aires, despite a child sex abuse allegation against him that his Chicago Catholic superiors admit is credible. The same church supervisors oversee at least 13 other proven, admitted and credibly accused clerics, three of whom worked in Chicago.
their US headquarters here a year and a half ago.
Brother Richard Suttle now works for the Claretians on a “human rights project” in Buenos Aires – the archdiocese that was run by Pope Francis until just five months ago.
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