CONNECTICUT
Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests

For immediate release: Thursday, Sept. 18, 2014

Statement by Claudia Vercellotti of Toledo, Northern Ohio leader of SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests ( 419 345 9291, SNAPtoledo@aol.com )

For years, in Ohio, Leonard Blair succeeded in keeping child sex abuse victims from gaining the chance to expose predators in court. Now, in Connecticut, he is trying to revoke the chance that child sex abuse victims here have long had to expose predators in court. Like hundreds of others who care about vulnerable children and wounded adults, I sorely hope he doesn’t prevail. If he does, Connecticut may as well roll out the red carpet for those who would sexually assault youngsters.

I’m honored to be here today with men and women who are abuse victims and members of SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests…