ILLINOIS
Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests
For immediate release: Tuesday, July 1, 2014
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 Springfield Catholic priest who made headlines when police helped him escape a bondage outfit he’d put on now has a new assignment.
Bishop Thomas Paprocki has moved Fr. Thomas Donovan to St. Peter in Quincy, IL.
After the 2013 incident, Fr. Donovan was granted a leave of absence. Since his ordination in 2005 Fr. Donovan has worked at parishes in Carlinville, Springfield and Alton.
When Paprocki put him back on the job, Paprocki claimed that a therapist approved the move because Donovan had engaged in “non-sexual bondage” which was a response to stress.
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