DETROIT (MI)
Detroit Free Press
June 12, 2019
By Niraj Warikoo
An advocacy group that monitors abuse by Catholic Church leaders called upon the Archdiocese of Detroit on Tuesday to update its list of priests accused of sexual abuse, saying it needs to do more to alert the public about problems with clergy.
Gathering outside the office of the Archdiocese of Detroit, leaders with Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) said that the Archdiocese has not done enough to publicly name priests facing credible abuse allegations.
In March, SNAP held a news conference outside the archdiocesan office in Detroit, saying there were 28 additional Catholic priests that should be on the public list. SNAP said the Archdiocese has not moved quickly enough to add more priests to the list, a claim the Archdiocese denies.
“There are more names that should be on the list,” Jeanne Hunton, the new Michigan director for SNAP, told the Free Press. “The longer those people go unnamed, the longer victims will be victimized.”
SNAP also called upon state legislators in Michigan to not cut funding for the office of Attorney General Dana Nessel, who is leading investigations into Catholic clergy abuse in Michigan. And SNAP said that drug charges should be filed against a former Catholic priest in Michigan accused of abuse.
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