For too many institutions, survivors aren’t seen as people. They’re seen as problems. Not because they lied. Not because they exaggerated. But because they spoke up. Because they had the nerve to interrupt the status quo. Because they refused to stay silent about the harm that was done to them—and often, the harm still being…Continue reading The Difference Between a Survivor and a Problem
If you’ve been wondering what I’ve been up to lately (besides criss-crossing the country talking about prevention and eating too much junk food), I’ve been helping build something that feels big—and personal. I’m working with SESAME—soon to be rebranded as the National Center to Stop Educator Sexual Abuse, Misconduct, and Exploitation—on their new website and…Continue reading They Knew. They Covered It Up. We’re Telling the Truth Anyway.
Yes, yes. It’s been a minute. Life got loud. But I’m back, and there’s a lot going on—some of it even includes plane food. In April, I had the honor of being a featured speaker at the Hawaii State Department of Education’s SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE SCHOOLS: Child Safety Conference 2025. What’s better than a room…Continue reading News and Updates
That was not the headline I was expecting to write in 2025. But alas, here I am. Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone, the head of the Archdiocese of San Francisco, is one of only a handful of US bishops who has refused to release any lists of credibly accused priests. Since the 2018 Pennsylvania Grand Jury Report…Continue reading Archdiocese of SF removes predators on the quiet
Fr. Timothy Ramaekers suddenly vanished. Surprised? You shouldn’t be. Readers of this blog should remember the Troubling Case of Timothy Ramaekers. Back in 2012, I wrote about how family and friends of Matthew Carrigan protested outside of Aliso Viejo’s Corpus Christi parish, saying that Ramaekers sexually molested Carrigan when Carrigan was a child at St.…Continue reading A “troubling” priest is going to trial.
