UNITED STATES
Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests
For immediate release: Tuesday, March 18, 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 )
A Scottish commission set up to review the Catholic Church’s response to abuse allegations will hear from abuse victims. We are glad that the committee is giving a voice to victims, but further action is required.
[BBC News]
The commission’s goal is not to investigate crimes, but to hear about the experiences of victims, in order to create a new policy. Working with survivors to create a better abuse policy is an important step for prevention. However, action is needed now to help already wounded victims and to prevent children from being abused today.
We hope that anyone who saw, suspects or suffered abuse will call police and that Catholic officials will be proactive and aggressively seek out victims and witnesses.
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