CALIFORNIA
Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests

For immediate release: Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Statement by David Clohessy of St. Louis, director of SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests ( 314-566-9790 cell, SNAPclohessy@aol.com )

We commend the Ceres police for their quick and decisive action in the recently revealed case of a local youth minister who was found to have child pornography on his computer.

We call on all organizations to take quick and decisive action when any type of probable negative sexual behavior is discovered, by notifying the police at once. Only when they do this, and establish a pattern of consistent action on behalf of all children and victims, will more victims feel free to come forward, and help eradicate this national shame.

This is not a small problem, nor a local problem. There are thousands of cases throughout the country, and tens…