COLORADO
Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests
Statement by David Clohessy of St. Louis, Director of SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (314 566 9790, SNAPclohessy@aol.com)
A Colorado Springs priest was sentenced on Wednesday to four years of probation for “contributing to the delinquency of a minor.” He had been accused of molesting a boy, giving him liquor and marijuana, kissing the boy on the lips, taking the boy to get his nipples pierced, and engaging in other sexual acts.
Now, Colorado church officials should aggressively seek out others who may have seen, suspected or suffered the cleric’s crimes.
The crimes and misconduct reportedly happened in 2011 while Fr. Robert Charles Manning was pastor of St. Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Church in Colorado Springs.
[Gazette]
Fr. Manning worked in the St. Louis archdiocese for a decade (1997-2007) before following Bishop Michael Sheridan to the Colorado Springs diocese in 2007.
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