OHIO
WTOV
[with video]
BY KENDALL FORWARD MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8TH 2016
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio — Members of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) are urging Steubenville’s Catholic Diocese to take action to notify potential victims of a former Franciscan student who was arrested in San Diego, CA by federal agents recently.
The victims’ rights group showed up at the Diocese office in downtown Steubenville on Monday. They’re concerned 23-year-old Joel Wright may have had contact with children in the area, and they are encouraging anyone who may have been victimized to speak up.
Wright was arrested on allegations that he was traveling to Mexico with the intention of adopting or buying a three-year-old girl and raping her.
Wright was studying to be a priest at a seminary college in Columbus, but had previously spent two semesters at Franciscan University.
A Steubenville police report also reveals that Wright was investigated for an online post seeking to pay people to babysit their children.
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