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The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, known as SNAP, established in 1989, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization support group of survivors of clergy sexual abuse and their supporters, founded in the United States. [1]
Victims should receive compassion and care, and those responsible for these evils must be brought to justice. These misdeeds, which constitute so grave a betrayal of trust, deserve unequivocal condemnation. I ask all of you to support and assist your bishops, and to work together with them in combating this evil.
[2] The majority of the victims were boys. [37] The New York Times called the report "the broadest examination yet by a government agency in the United States of child sexual abuse in the Catholic Church." [2] The panel had examined a half-million pages of diocesan documents and interviewed dozens of witnesses.
Various officials who went "above and beyond" to assist victims or cases also were recognized during National Crime Victims' Rights Week, said Jill Ritter, victim/witness coordinator for the local ...
Funding cuts and the increase in employers’ national insurance contributions will have “dire consequences” for victims of domestic and sexual violence, charities have warned. On Monday, a ...
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In a 2001 apology, John Paul II called sexual abuse within the Church "a profound contradiction of the teaching and witness of Jesus Christ". [18] Benedict XVI apologised, met with victims, and spoke of his "shame" at the evil of abuse, calling for perpetrators to be brought to justice, and denouncing mishandling by church authorities.
The Witness Service was run by Victim Support until April 2015. Supportline In 1998, Victim Support's free national telephone helpline for victims and witnesses was established. Since the 2017 Westminster attack and the other terrorist attacks that year, the Supportline has been provided 24/7.