WATERBURY (CT)
WTNH News
December 18, 2018
By LaSalle Blanks
The Archdiocese of Hartford’s decision to name priests next month that it says are credibly accused of offenses is getting a lot of reaction in Connecticut and today, a support group that helps victims of abuse by clergy shared its reaction to News8. The women who run the group, called SNAP (short for “Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests”), were abused by priests outside of Connecticut when they were minors.
Beth McCabe tells News8 she was abused by a priest on Long Island, NY when she was 12 years old. Memories came flooding back while she looked at an old picture of herself at church at that age.
“I see a young girl, who despite this white robe, was in a lot of pain,” Beth said.
Her SNAP co-leader, Gail Howard, says when she was 17, she was sexually abused by a priest in Oak Park, Illinois, where she grew up.
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