CA–Victims challenge Presbyterians in child sex case
CALIFORNIA
Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests
For immediate release: Friday, March 6
Statement by David Clohessy of St. Louis, Director of SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests ( 314 566 9790, SNAPclohessy@aol.com , davidgclohessy@gmail.com )
A Santa Barbara Presbyterian church and high ranking church officials are being sued for concealing and enabling child sex crimes.
We applaud this brave young woman for having the strength to take action against the man who assaulted her in Santa Barbara and the Presbyterian officials who enabled those crimes to happen.
By her bravery, she is no doubt sparing other kids horrific trauma and deterring other officials – in churches, hotels and elsewhere – from acting so recklessly and callously in the future.
We challenge Presbyterian officials to show real courage and compassion by aggressively seeking out others who may have seen, suspected or…
