MISSOURI
The Olympian
The Associated Press
An advocate for victims of sexual abuse by clergy says his group will likely not hand over personal information about people who made accusations against a priest despite an order from a St. Louis federal judge.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/29Qe0Ky ) reports that the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests has until Friday to provide the information as part of a civil lawsuit filed by Rev. Xiu Hui “Joseph” Jiang. Jiang was accused of sexually abusing a boy in a Catholic school bathroom in 2011 and 2012, but charges were dropped.
The boy’s parents, police, SNAP leaders David Clohessy and Barbara Dorris and others are named as defendants in the lawsuit.
The judge’s order said federal law does not guarantee privacy in the production of pre-trail evidence.
SNAP was ordered to produce emails and text messages sent among the defendants and Circuit Attorney Jennifer Joyce. They have also been ordered to turn over all records of donations attorneys for SNAP has made to the organization. Attorneys have said they’re looking for evidence to support their belief that Jiang was the target of a conspiracy.
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