SOUTH DAKOTA
Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests

For immediate release: Wednesday, 10/8

Statement by David Clohessy of SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, 314 566 9790, SNAPclohessy@aol.com

A former Lutheran minister in South Dakota is facing criminal charges of molesting a girl. Now, Lutheran officials have a duty to help police and prosecutors with this case and aggressively seek out anyone who may have seen, suspected or suffered crimes by the clergyman.

We applaud this brave girl and her family for cooperating with police and prosecutors. And we applaud law enforcement officials for investigating and pursuing this case. But church members and staff have an obligation to help too, by using pulpit announcements, bulletins, mailings and websites to reach out to anyone who might have information or suspicions about Tony Haglund that could be helpful to law enforcement.

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