YOUNGSTOWN (OH)
WYTV
October 9, 2018
By Katie Wilson
The Catholic Diocese of Youngstown has agreed and says they’ll release a list
A group supporting clergy abuse survivors has a list of demands for the Catholic Diocese of Youngstown, and on Tuesday, they stood outside one of the regional offices for the state’s attorney general to make that list known.
Members of SNAP (Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests) stood along W. Federal Plaza in Youngstown with a message to both the diocese and the state.
The cause is near and dear to SNAP Midwest Regional Leader Judy Jones.
“My brother was sexually abused by my longtime parish priest,” she said.
When her mother refused to believe her own son, Jones knew she had to do something.
Now, she’s traveling the state with other SNAP members with a list of demands.
The first demand is a published list of every clergy member credibly accused of sexual abuse in each diocese. The group says it’s part of a victim’s healing process.
“Now, somebody who has been abused and has never made it known sees that their perpetrator is exposed, is there, has been reported to the diocese,” said SNAP Volunteer Australia Coordinator Steven Spaner.
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