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Last week, a church board of 12 bishops voted to reinstate Charles Bennison to his post as Pennsylvania’s Episcopal bishop, despite finding him guilty of “conduct unbecoming a minister.” Their rationale: the church’s statute of limitations had allegedly run on his wrongdoing. More>>

Sex Abuse Victims Blast Nuns’ Group

This week, the nation’s largest group of Catholic nuns, the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) holds its annual meeting in Dallas. Unlike America’s Catholic bishops, nuns have not adopted binding national rules about child sex crimes and cover ups. More>>

Bishop lets congregants rally around twice-accused, ousted predator

Last month, criminal charges were filed against Fr. Joseph M. Kelleher by for allegedly abusing a 14-year-old boy in 1977 at Our Lady of the Annunciation in Albemarle.More>>

Clergy sex victims want priest disciplined

Victims, and others, are outraged that a top Vatican official portrayed the Pope as basically a victim of an unfair attack, like persecuted Jews. More>>

‘Heroic’ MN school superintendent sues Catholic group

In the 1960s, Brother Charles Anthony “Raimond” Rose repeatedly molested a then 16 year old boy at DeLaSalle High School in Minneapolis, MN. More>>

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Local predator priest has parole hearing next week

n one week, at a parole hearing in Bonne Terre, Fr. Gary P. Wolken will ask for early release from prison. In 2003, he was convicted of sexually abusing of boy over a three year period starting about 1997 when the child was five years old. Wolken was sentenced to 15 years behind bars.

Last Thursday, city prosecutors announced that a now-defrocked priest, Fr. Joseph D. Ross, has been released from jail despite being initially being charged with molesting a St. Louis child in 2000. (Those charges are being dropped because, according to Circuit Attorney Jennifer Joyce "(Though) we continue to have full confidence in the victim's allegations but, due to evolving circumstances, no longer feel we have sufficient evidence to proceed with a trial." So now Ross walks free. His whereabouts are unknown.

SNAP worries that both men, if given a chance, may molest again.

The recent criminal case against Ross can be re-filed later. Both his victim and the Wolken victim are still teenagers.

According to news accounts, Ross pleaded guilty in 1988 to sexually assaulting an 11 year old boy. He was sentenced More>>

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"it's about me"

By Tim Fischer

My name is Tim Fischer. I was raped by a Catholic priest when I was 11. His name was Fr. Norman H Christian. This site will keep track of my progress. The Blog holds my story.

SNAP Midwest is the midwest area chapter of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests . We are a self-help, non-profit organization composed of those who were sexually abused by spiritual leaders (priests, brothers, nuns, ministers, elders, teachers, etc.) Members have found hope, healing and empowerment by joining with other survivors.

Please note that having experienced abuse by a spiritual leader is not a requirement for participation in SNAP Midwest activities. We welcome victims of sexual abuse and their allies to join us as well.

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