Statement by Joelle Casteix of Newport Beach, SNAP Western Regional Director Read the story here. How many more millions in payouts and hundreds of victims will it take before the Vatican realizes that Cardinal Mahony must be punished? These four brave men fought long and hard to get justice for the abuse they suffered at…Continue reading Victims settle with LA Archdiocese, SNAP responds
Statement by Joelle Casteix of Newport Beach, SNAP Western Regional Director Read the news story here. Once again, innocent children pay the price because Bishop Stephen Blaire refused to do a simple background check on one of his priests. What is even more tragic about this case is that the arrested priest abused in a…Continue reading Visiting priest arrested in Yuba City, Victims Respond
Current priest, Diocese of Honolulu accused of child sex crimes Two ex-Damien students expose him in abuse lawsuit Bishop Silva has known about allegations since last August Despite ‘zero tolerance,” bishop refuses to remove predator Bishop Silva must oust priest, warn parishioners, group says Predator is “ticking time bomb” for abuse, they claim What: Holding signs…Continue reading Current priest, Diocese of Honolulu accused of child sex crimes
I have spoken with five of Jay Ram’s victims. This lawsuit was a long day coming, but hopefully, witnesses will come forward and Jay Ram will be held accountable. Hakalau farmer named in child sex abuse lawsuit He adopted and fostered boys in HI and CA, then Victim charges man isolated boys, abused them …Continue reading Hilo-area farmer accused of child sex abuse, forced child labor
The more he struggles, the deeper he sinks. And Cardinal Roger Mahony is taking you down with him. Dare to publicly shame him? Be prepared for a “you didn’t think it was wrong last month” answer. Criticize him? He’s gonna pray for God to forgive your righteous—yet apparently sinful—anger. Dare say that he…Continue reading Cardinal Quicksand
Because if you can’t take a five-time credibly accused priest predator off of your website, how do we know you can follow child safety guidelines? This weekend in Anaheim, more than 40,000 people are descending on the Convention Center for the Los Angeles Archdiocese RECongress, billed as “the largest annual gathering of its…Continue reading Why you should skip the Los Angeles RECongress … forever
One admitted to molesting 13 and is part LA priest “document dump,” Another served year in jail, abused at least 6 kids Victims to community: Protect your children and grandchildren Mahony must stay home from papal election, group begs What: Victims of sex abuse and their supporters will have an outreach leafleting outside of the retirement community…Continue reading Victims to leaflet Seal Beach community where convicted priests lived
On his blog yesterday, Cardinal Roger Mahony discussed how he has been “called to humiliation.” Given all of the storms that have surrounded me and the Archdiocese of Los Angeles recently, God’s grace finally helped me to understand: I am not being called to serve Jesus in humility. Rather, I am being called to something…Continue reading Arrogance, Mahony style
Today’s announcement that Pope Benedict XVI will resign later this month has become a swirling vortex of media conjecture and speculation. Is it because of growing scandals in the United States and Ireland? Is it because the Pope is directly tied to the cover-up of child sexual abuse in the US and elsewhere? I doubt it.…Continue reading In the age of the smartphone, a Pope has no choice but to retire
An AP photo went out today saying that I am a victim of Fr. Michael Baker. I am not. Other stories have gone out this week saying that I am the victim of abuse by a priest. Both statements are incorrect. I have alerted all media outlets to the mistake. I am a victim of…Continue reading Corrections …
Statement by Joelle Casteix of Newport Beach, SNAP Volunteer Western Regional Director To put it simply: this is what victims have fought for all along. The only way to stop the cycle of child sex abuse and cover-up is to punish child predators and anyone who covers up for them. Empty apologies by bishops and…Continue reading LAPD launches probe into clergy files, victims respond
It looks as if the LA Archdiocese (in their rush to dump more than 12,000 pages of files after 5 years of legal haggling) has published the contact info for many of their accused clerics. Did they mean to do this? Redactions have been an issue for the Archdiocese, who is now getting pounded for…Continue reading Ever wanted to call a perpetrator priest?
Think of it this way: Mahony’s punishment is tantamount to Archbishop Gomez taking away Mahony’s key to the Executive Washroom. Now this “prince of the church” has to use the public restroom like the rest of us mere (moral and ethical) peasants. But hopefully, the damage to Mahony’s credibility will be permanent. In fact, I think…Continue reading **UPDATED**Gomez was “just kidding” … No more heated towels for Mahony …
Moments after a judge ordered a final halt to decades of secrecy by top LA archdiocesan officials, Archbishop Jose Gomez’ lawyer made this outlandish claim: Michael Hennigan said that after what he called an inevitable “media blitz” over the file release, he hoped the focus would shift to the church’s current well-regarded program for preventing…Continue reading How about a little spin to go with your files?
Less than 48 hours after the historic first “document dump” in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, a former Long Beach priest has been sentenced to probation and must register as a sex offender. And people say that the “scandal” is over … According to the Long Beach Press Telegram: Luis Jose Cuevas, who was once…Continue reading Los Angeles scandal over? Hardly. Fmr LA priest sentenced for sexual assault
Event: Victims blast Archdiocese, Cardinal Hundreds of newly exposed documents show extent of sex abuse and cover up in LA Documents show Cardinal personally involved in abuse cases He covered up for abusers, keeping them in ministry for years Other abusers were paid secret salaries or “sent out of town” to avoid police Mahony, church…Continue reading LA Victims to hold media event tomorrow
The complete library of documents can be viewed here. For years, all we heard from Cardinal Roger Mahony was that he “may have made mistakes” and that “new policies would ensure child safety.” Now we know that Cardinal Mahony’s role in the cover-up of child sex abuse in the Los Angeles Archdiocese was hands-on, insidious…Continue reading Mahony’s chickens come home to roost – with links to complete document files
The latest from Hawaii: Why would Honolulu’s Maryknoll School keep a scholarship named after a accused child predator? And what kind of message does that send? Victims blast local high school Scholarship named after alleged predator He’s been accused of abuse by three boys But school & board still honor his memory “Honoring predators…Continue reading If you have a scholarship, don’t name it after a 3-time accused predator …