Penn State is not the only university with a sex abuse and cover-up problem. Adrian College, a small liberal arts college in Michigan, has knowingly employed an admitted child predator for years. Professor Thomas Hodgman, the director of choral music at Adrian College, is an admitted child predator with at least two victims. One of…Continue reading Penn State has good company in Adrian, Michigan
Catholic parish volunteer charged with multiple counts of sexual misconduct with a minor: SNAP responds Statement by Joelle Casteix of Newport Beach, SNAP Western Regional Director (949) 322-7434 jcasteix@gmail.com Last week, the Archdiocese of Los Angeles hid a small notice in a parish newsletter to inform families that a church volunteer, prayer leader and former…Continue reading SNAP Statement on Cesar Alvarez
Investigative journalist and author Jason Berry achieved prominence for his reporting on the Catholic Church sex abuse crisis in Lead Us Not Into Temptation (1992), a book used in many newsrooms. He has been widely interviewed in the national media, with many appearances on Nightline, Oprah, ABC and CNN. USA Today called Berry “the rare investigative reporter whose scholarship, compassion and…Continue reading Jason Berry Coming to Newport Beach November 3
In September, victims of sexual abuse “upped the ante,” making a serious move to expose and prevent clergy sex crimes and cover-ups at the global level. How? SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (of which I am a member), filed a more than 80-page complaint (with 20,000 pages of documentation) with the International…Continue reading Four Myths About SNAP’s ICC Complaint
Statement by Joelle Casteix of Newport Beach, SNAP Western Regional Director, 949-322-7434, jcasteix@gmail.com We are saddened and disturbed to learn that despite a second allegation of abuse by Fr. Michael Kelly, Stockton Diocese officials still refuse to remove him from active ministry with children and families. Despite years of telling Catholics about child safety “reforms,” Stockton…Continue reading Victims respond: Lockeford priest accused of abuse by second child, remains in ministry