CALIFORNIA
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. –
Moviegoers will see Santa Barbara and other cities where priest sexual abuse occurred mentioned in the credits at the end of the film “Spotlight.”
“The Spotlight story really is a microcosm of a much larger story that has taken place in nearly every major city in this country, including here in Santa Barbara where we have seen the scandal at the Mission, at St. Anthony’s Seminary, at Our Lady of Guadalupe at nearly every Catholic church around town,” said attorney, Tim Hale.
Hale said awareness makes it easier for people to come forward and speak out about what they have been through. “Don’t look to institutions to change their ways. The way to make children safer is to empower people to come forward and report to law enforcement,” Hale said.
Hale is already working on a similar case involving the Presbyterian church. He said a hearing is scheduled for next Monday.
Hale represents victims of abuse on the central coast including the son of Ray Higgins.
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