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Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests

For immediate release: Monday, Aug. 18, 2014

Statement by David Clohessy of St. Louis, Director of SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests ( 314 566 9790, davidgclohessy@gmail.com )

A Cleveland Catholic priest is challenging an Ohio law that requires HIV positive adults to disclose their condition to sexual partners.

It seems that no group of sex offenders try harder to overturn sex-related laws more than Catholic priests. We’ve seen accused Catholic clerics challenge indecent exposure, sex offender registry, statutes of limitations and other similar laws. (Next month, for instance, Catholic officials in Hartford Connecticut are seeking to overturn a good statute of limitations law there and replace it with a more predator-friendly one.)

In dozens of cases, we’ve urged Catholic bishops to disclose whether or not they’re paying for lawyers for alleged sex offender priests. Almost always,…