ST. LOUIS (MO)
Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests
July 19, 2019
The North-Dakota-based First Nations Women’s Alliance is supporting a woman who reports having been assaulted by a Fargo priest. We echo their view and call on North Dakota Catholic officials to do outreach to find others who may have seen, suspected, or suffered crimes by clergy within North Dakota.
We applaud Kateri Marion for suing the Fargo diocese over the abuse she says she suffered in 2016 at the hands of Fr. Michael Wight. We hope her courage will inspire others with information or suspicions about Fr. Wight to call police, prosecutors, therapists and other independent sources of support.
Fargo church officials gave Fr. Wight access to ND Catholics. Now, it is their duty to go beyond the bare minimum and to actively seek out others who may be suffering in shame, silence and self-blame because of his actions.
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