NEW MEXICO
Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests
For immediate release: Tuesday, Oct. 13
Statement by David Clohessy of St. Louis, director of SNAP, the Survivors Network of those abused by Priests (314 566 9790, davidgclohessy@gmail.com)
Two more New Mexico priests are accused of molesting kids. Will Catholic officials ever “come clean” and disclose these dangerous men? Or must they be sued over and over again while they live among unsuspecting families?
One of the just-sued priests is being publicly revealed as a predator for the first time ever. He is Fr. Armando Martinez. There are now 42 publicly accused Albuquerque archdiocese predator priests. (See BishopAccountability.org)
We urge every single victim of every single New Mexico predator priest to protect kids by exposing wrongdoers through civil and criminal action.
We urge every single witness or whistleblower to call police, prosecutors and other independent sources.
We urge every current or former church employee or member to share any information, rumor or suspicions they may have about potentially predatory priests to law enforcement.
And we urge New Mexico Archbishop John Wester to heed the recent words of Pope Francis, who promised that “abuse cannot be kept secret any longer,” “all responsible will be held accountable,” and that church officials will provide “careful oversight to ensure that youth are protected.”
For the safety of the vulnerable and the healing of the wounded, Wester should permanently post, on church websites, the names, photos and work histories of every proven, admitted and credibly accused child molesting cleric who has lived or worked in his archdiocese.
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