GUAM
Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests
For immediate release: Wednesday, July 23, 2014
For more information: Joelle Casteix of Newport Beach, 949-322-7434 cell, jcasteix@gmail.com, David Clohessy of St. Louis, SNAP Director (314) 566-9790 cell, SNAPclohessy@aol.com
Abuse victims blast priest & archbishop
Twice-accused cleric lived in Guam for years
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A support group for clergy sex abuse victims is blasting a twice-accused Catholic predator priest for “hurtful, self-aggrandizing comments” he made as he left Guam for California.
Leaders of SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, are criticizing Fr. John H. Wadeson for calling accusations about his alleged abuse “viciousness and lies … about me and our (Archbishop Anthony Apuron).”
Fr. Wadeson worked in Hagatna in Guam until a few days ago, when SNAP publicly exposed that he has been accused of abuse twice and has been banned from the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.
Archbishop Apuron then suspended Fr. Wadeson. The comments were made after Wadeson was removed.
The information about Fr. Wadeson was on the internet and posted in Los Angeles Archdiocese documents dating back to 2004. Guam Catholics have also publicly called on the Archbishop to take action.
SNAP believes that Apuron’s behavior is dangerous.
“Apuron knew that Fr. Wadeson was a predator and had been banned from Los Angeles, but he simply didn’t care,” said Joelle Casteix of Newport Beach, SNAP Western Regional Director. “That behavior is unacceptable, reckless, and against common morality.”
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