Patrice Apodaca wrote a wonderful piece referencing me.  It’s worth a read, especially in light of the Penn State scandal. Here is the piece she wrote in Orange Coast in 2010.

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

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