CHICAGO (IL)
FOX 32
November 13, 2018
In a FOX 32 special report: losing the faith.
After decades of clergy abuse allegations in the catholic church, new revelations are coming to life. But what keeps parishioners coming back week after week?
For John Prezzia, the Catholic church is where he was raised. It’s part of his identity and where he continues to find solace.
“There’s nowhere else to go for true joy, true peace, and true love,” Prezzia said.
“I grew up on the south side of Chicago. A cradle Catholic, very religious family,” said Therese Albrecht-Key.
But while some found true joy, others found pure hell. Therese Albrecht-Key says her priest began abusing her — in the church — when she was only 8 years old.
“The touching started, and then it escalated to rape and sodomy over a desk in the classroom,” Albrecht-Key said.
She said it lasted for years and when she finally got the courage to speak up, she was dismissed.
“What he did to me, killed my spirit, murdered my soul. I’m hanging on, by the skin of my teeth,” Albrecht-Key said.
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