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The Columbus Dispatch

By JoAnne Viviano
The Columbus Dispatch • Tuesday February 9, 2016

An advocate for victims of sexual assault criticized the leader of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Columbus on Tuesday for being “quiet and passive” about the recent arrest of a former seminarian on charges that he planned to travel to Mexico to rape infant and toddler girls.

Bishop Frederick Campbell should instead hold a public meeting to alert the community about the charges leveled against Joel A. Wright, who until late last month, was studying to be a priest at Pontifical College Josephinum on the Far North Side, said Judy Jones, Midwest associate director of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests. The network also wants Campbell to use the pulpit, church bulletins and church websites to encourage anyone who suspects Wright of crimes to contact police.

“This is too serious for…