BREAK THE SILENCE
If you have been sexually abused, witnessed
or suspected someone has been sexually abused by clergy, please contact
law enforcement authorities. If you need support or help, contact
us at the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests [SNAP]
THIS IS OUR PUBLIC AWARENESS PAGE (some good reading and listening)
What
does it mean? What happens next? When will this end? What can we
do? NCRonline.org examines these questions and more from many readers
trying to make sense of the exploding sex abuse scandal, now involving
the Vatican. To help readers examine these questions more deeply, NCR has openied "Examining the Crisis," a new
blog on NCRonline.org. They are offering these
pieces as a way to begin to move beyond the current phase of reporting of the
crisis. click on this link: http://ncronline.org/blogs/examining-the-crisis
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NPR's Michele Norris interviews Dr. Leslie Lothstein | April 15, 2010.
For years, the Catholic Church has quietly sent priests accused of
sexual transgressions to psychiatric centers for treatment, many of
them affiliated with the church. Dr. Leslie Lothstein has treated
more than 300 Catholic priests at one of those centers, the Institute
of Living in Hartford, Conn. (The institute no longer has an official
relationship with the church.) Lothstein, who is not Catholic
himself, says many of his patients have sexual problems. And he says
the church does not always follow psychologists' directives about
patients who are treated.
click on this link: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126024849
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The Oprah Winfrey Show | February 08, 2010. She calls it the most honest conversation she's ever had with sex offenders.
Oprah sits down with four admitted child molesters for a frank, graphic
discussion of their crimes. Watch the two-hour conversation in its entirety—an
Oprah.com exclusive.
click on this link: http://www.oprah.com/oprahshow/Oprahs-Conversation-with-Child-Molesters
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This
story authored by former Miss America Marilyn van Derbur discusses her childhood abuse
by her father.
To watch an interview with Ms. Van Derbur
regarding her story, her child
protection advocacy, and her recently
released book about her life, click on this link: http://missamericabyday.com/
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A
report by members of the US Federal Bureau of Prisons
comparing abusers of laws against posession and distribution
of child sexual images verses hands-on child sex abusers. The
goal was to determine whether the former group of offenders were
“merely” collectors of child pornography at little risk for engaging
in hands-on sexual offenses, or if they were contact sex
offenders whose criminal sexual behavior involving children, with the
exception of Internet crimes, went undetected. click on this link: http://www.theawarenesscenter.org/ButnerStudy_SexOffenders.pdf
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Click here for film trailer and information: http://www.allgodschildrenthefilm.com/
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These are audio and video reports prepared by news organizations for public awareness
First court case ever against the Vatican to be upheld by a US Court of Appeals:
John V. Doe vs. Holy See, United
States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Click on the links below to watch Video of the press conference,
March 4, 2009
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CP3dgvlbW5s
Part A
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-IZkdB1SY8
Part B
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tkfjr257REQ
Part C
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WKKX "The Watchdawg of the Ohio Valley": George Kellas Interview of SNAP Southeastern Ohio director Judy Block Jones, 11-12-2008.
[CLICK on program segment to listen]
"THEY WILL STOP AT NOTHING: CHILD PREDATORS"
[CLICK on report for Special KMOX Radio Investigation]
Report #1 Report #2 Web Suppliment#1 Report #3 Report #4 Report #5 Report #6 Report #7
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Canadian Broadcast Company Report and Interview on
Father Charles Sylvestre, Abuser of Over 50 Girls
CLICK on this link to listen: http://www.cbc.ca/fifth/goodfather/index.html
"Survival of the Spirit"
This is a Special Message to Survivors and Supporters from Fr Tom Doyle
To see message click here: Doyle_SurvivalOfSpirit_SNAP2008.html
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