SNAP Seattle in the News
Church
reveals it has paid $4.1 million for sex-abuse victims
The Seattle Times
April 3, 2003
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/134667906_abusesettle03m.html
Church lists sex abuse costs
The Tacoma News Tribune - April 4, 2003
http://www.tribnet.com/news/local/story/2888029p-2924030c.html
Former
O'Dea student's suit alleges abuse
The Seattle Times -
March 15, 2003
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/134653792_odea16m.html
"Archives will be opened"
Special to the Seattle Times
by Jim Biteman
February 8, 2002
Church tallies alleged abuse; 13
diocesan priests to be investigated
Seattle Times February 28, 2003
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/134643116_archdiocese28m.html
47 priests accused of abuse over last 50 years
Seattle Post-Intelligencer February 28, 2003
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/110531_priests28.shtml
Church to review alleged sex abuses
Tacoma News Tribune February 28, 2003
http://www.tribnet.com/news/story/2692527p-2732158c.html
More suits target diocese, ex-priest
The Seattle Times January 31, 2003
http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=priest31m&date=20030131
Local News: Friday,
January 24, 2003
Advocates want abuse
reports to be mandatory for clergy
For the second time this week, victims of childhood sexual abuse and their
advocates
gathered at the Capitol, this time to urge legislators to pass a bill that would
require clergy...
Local News: Wednesday,
January 22, 2003
Victims' advocates
argue bill must be retroactive
Saying there is no time limit on the damage inflicted by abuse, dozens of
victims and their
advocates testified before the House Judiciary Committee yesterday, urging
legislators...
Local News: Monday, November
25, 2002
Survivors vow to end abuse by clergy, push to change laws
Saying they will work to ensure that sexual abuse of minors by clerics never
happens again, about 40 lay Catholics and victims of sexual abuse by Roman
Catholic clergy gathered...
Seattle Times Editorial
PROTECT CHILDREN, SERVE
NOTICE ON MOLESTERS
February 10, 2003
Bill requires clergy to report abuse
Friday, January 24, 2003. Bill requires clergy to report abuse. Plan is reaction
to cases against Catholic priests. By. PHUONG CAT LE. SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER
REPORTER. OLYMPIA - Clergy members should be required to report suspected child
abuse or neglect to authorities - just as teachers, police, counselors and
doctors have to, lawmakers were told yesterday.
Last modified: January 24, 2003
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Abuse victims, lawyers and Catholic Church leaders strongly supported a bill Thursday that would add clergy to the professions required to report any suspected child abuse to Child Protective Services. |
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Published: Fri Jan 24 00:30:00 PST 2003 |
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Lawmakers today will consider adding clergy to the professions required to report any suspected child abuse. |
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Sex
Abuse Victims Start 35 New Support Groups
SNAP News Release
February 6, 2003
NEW YORK
REGION | February 11, 2003
L.I. Diocese Tricked Victims of Sexual Abuse, Panel Says
By ROBERT D. McFADDEN (NYT)
A grand jury accused Roman Catholic Church officials on Long Island of
protecting scores of pedophile priests for decades.
The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests