Spotlight: 9/24/16 Gallup, NM panel discusses area child abuse by Priests and other adults

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A panel discussion was held Saturday (Sept. 24) in Gallup, New Mexico, on “Spotlight: A Public Discussion about Faith, Journalism and Protecting Children from Sex Abuse.”

Speaking were Terry McKiernan of Boston, the founder of BishopAccountability.com and a consultant to “Spotlight”; Ralph Lind of Albuquerque, a licensed professional clinical counselor and former minister; Phoenix attorney Robert E. Pastor, who represented 18 clergy sex abuse claimants in the Diocese of Gallup’s bankruptcy case; Gallup attorney Billy Keeler, who has represented Navajo plaintiffs in Catholic sex abuse lawsuits and currently represents Navajo plaintiffs in abuse complaints against the Mormon Church; Elizabeth Hardin-Burrola, a freelance journalist who has covered the Gallup Diocese for 14 years.

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