TX- New prosecutor elected; SNAP responds

TEXAS
Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests

For immediate release: Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Statement by Barbara Dorris of St. Louis, Outreach Director of SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests ( 314 862 7688 home, 314 503 0003 cell, SNAPdorris@gmail.com )

We are thrilled that Rene Guerra – who has refused to aggressively pursue a murder case involving a priest — has been defeated. We hope the newly elected prosecutor will honor his pledge to re-open the troubling Irene Garza case.

[The Monitor]

Just days ago, Guerra made biased and hurtful comments that will make it harder for police and prosecutors to pursue criminals (because he publicly and inappropriately attacked the honesty of a witness, which deters other witnesses from stepping forward).

[SNAP]

We hope that Ricardo Rodriguez ‘s election brings some hope to Garza’s family. And we hope that anyone who may have seen, suspected or suffered any wrongdoing by Fr. John Feit will contact law enforcement immediately.

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