SCRANTON (PA)
WBRE/WYOU via PAHomepage.com
October 12, 2018
By Eric Deabill
Lawmakers return to Harrisburg Monday
Eight weeks after a scathing grand jury report on the Catholic church, clergy abuse survivors are urging state lawmakers to act.
With just a handful of voting days left in the Pennsylvania Senate Session, victims are going across the commonwealth sharing their stories and advocating for reform.
The president of the national group “Stop Child Predators” which is based in Washington, D.C. and two clergy abuse survivors visited Scranton Friday morning.
While the PA House has overwhelming passed reforms recommended by grand jurors, the Pennsylvania Senate has not yet taken a vote.
“If I were a state senator in Pennsylvania I would be embarrassed of my inaction. For decades, survivors have come forward in this state and lawmakers have turned their back on them,” Stacie Rumenap, president of Stop Child Predators said.
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