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Re: BBC Panorama

Postby chiggerbit » Sun Oct 01, 2006 8:31 pm

For Christ's sake?<br><br><!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em>"....Crimen Sollicitationis was written in 1962 in Latin and given to Catholic bishops worldwide who are ordered to keep it locked away in the church safe. <br><br>It instructs them how to deal with priests who solicit sex from the confessional. It also deals with "any obscene external act ... with youths of either sex." <br><br><!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>It imposes an oath of secrecy on the child victim, the priest dealing with the allegation and any witnesses.</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--> <!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong><br>Breaking that oath means excommunication from the Catholic Church.</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--> <br><br>Reporting for Panorama, Colm O'Gorman finds seven priests with child abuse allegations made against them living in and around the Vatican City. <br><br>One of the priests, Father Joseph Henn, has been indicted on 13 molestation charges brought by a grand jury in the United States....?.</em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> <p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://p216.ezboard.com/brigorousintuition.showUserPublicProfile?gid=chiggerbit@rigorousintuition>chiggerbit</A> at: 10/1/06 6:32 pm<br></i>
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Re: BBC Panorama

Postby chiggerbit » Sun Oct 01, 2006 9:08 pm

From alice's link:<br><br><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.ncrnews.org/abuse/">www.ncrnews.org/abuse/</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br><br>Jury throws out sex-abuse lawsuit against Boys Town<br>OMAHA (NE)<br>Omaha World-Herald<br><br>BY TODD COOPER<br>WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER <br><br>A Douglas County jury took a little more than an hour to throw out a sexual abuse lawsuit against Boys Town and a former supervisor there.<br><br>After a two-week trial, jurors deliberated for little more than an hour before ruling against John J. Sturzenegger in his bid for $1 million.<br><br>Sturzenegger had alleged that, while he was a 14-year-old student at Boys Town, a supervisor, Glenn Moore, had pulled down the boy's pants and fondled him.<br><br>Sturzenegger told several variations of the story at trial. And several people, including Moore, testified that Sturzenegger was a liar and a manipulator.<br><br>Moore said Friday he was relieved to be vindicated.<br><br><br>Posted by Kathy Shaw at 08:51 AM <br>Witness relates Boys Town turf battle<br>OMAHA (NE)<br>Omaha World-Herald<br><br>BY TODD COOPER <br>WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER <br><br>A former Boys Town police chief testified Tuesday that he was frequently frustrated by a Boys Town administrative unit that insisted on doing its own investigations of alleged crimes before reporting them to his Police Department.<br><br>Steve Halley, chief of the village's Police Department from 1994 to 1998, testified during the first day of a civil trial over an alleged sexual abuse incident from 1997.<br><br>Halley said he couldn't recall specifics about sexual assault investigations in which the delays happened. However, he said, it was an "ongoing issue" between the Police Department and the administrative investigators at Boys Town, which was renamed Girls and Boys Town in 2000.<br><br>"The issue was that Boys Town's . . . administrators would frequently conduct their own investigation before (notifying) police," Halley said.<br><br><br>Posted by Kathy Shaw at 08:50 AM <br>Jurors selected for Boys Town trial<br>OMAHA (NE)<br>Lincoln Journal-Star<br><br>By The Associated Press<br><br>OMAHA — A man who says he was abused by a counselor at an Omaha facility for children may seek $1 million in damages, his attorney said Monday.<br><br>John Sturzenegger’s lawsuit against Girls and Boys Town and former counselor Glenn Moore began in Omaha on Monday with jury selection.<br><br>Both the facility and Moore deny Sturzenegger’s allegations.<br><br>Attorney James Sherrets mentioned the $1 million amount during jury selection.<br><br>In the suit, Sturzenegger claims he was sexually abused in 1997 while a 14-year-old resident at Boys Town.<br><br>Therapy Sturzenegger needs as a result could cost $300,000, his attorney said.<br><br><br>Posted by Kathy Shaw at 08:44 AM <br>Trial In Abuse Case <br>OMAHA (NE)<br>WOWT<br><br>A jury will decide if a former Girls and Boys Town resident was a victim of sexual abuse or a manipulative liar in search of $1 million.<br><br>John Sturzenegger, now 23, is suing Boys Town and his former family teacher Glenn Moore, alleging he was sexually fondled by Moore in 1997.<br><br>On one side, attorneys say Boys Town is concerned about Sturzenegger and wanted to help him. The other side says Sturzenegger was a frightened teenager who was fondled for $5.<br><br>Sturzenegger may ask for as much as $1 million for a fondling incident he claims happened at Boys Town in 1997.<br><br>His attorney, James Sherrets says, "We think it's very brave for coming forth and doing this and he's suffered a lot of injuries as a consequence. There's something peculiar about a sexual injury like this that goes much deeper than other kinds of assaults and the psychiatrist will testify about that."<br><br><br>Posted by Kathy Shaw at 08:39 AM <br>Accused Teacher Testifies <br>OMAHA (NE)<br>WOWT<br><br>The case against a former Girls and Boys Town teacher continued Wednesday at the Douglas County Courthouse. Glenn Moore is accused of sexually abusing a student nine years ago.<br><br>Now 23 years old, John Sturzenegger is suing Girls and Boys Town and his former family teacher for as much as $1 million.<br><br>Sturzenegger said in a deposition that nine years ago Moore offered him $5 to run around naked, and then offered him a candy bar if he would touch himself.<br><br>Moore testified Wednesday that the alleged incident never happened.<br><br><br>Posted by Kathy Shaw at 08:37 AM <br>Jury throws out Boys Town abuse lawsuit<br>OMAHA (NE)<br>Sioux City Journal<br><br>OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- A Douglas County jury on Friday threw out a sexual abuse lawsuit against Girls and Boys Town and a former counselor there.<br><br>The trial lasted two weeks, but jurors deliberated for little more than an hour before ruling against 23-year-old John Sturzenegger, who said he was sexually abused by Glenn Moore in 1997 while a 14-year-old resident at Boys Town. He had sought up to $1 million dollars in damages.<br><br>Moore said Friday he was relieved to be vindicated.<br><br>"I'm glad it came out the way it did," Moore said. "Finally, I can tell everyone, 'That's not me. That's not my family."'<br><br>Moore no longer works at Boys Town.<br><br><br>Posted by Kathy Shaw at 08:35 AM <br> <p></p><i></i>
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Re: BBC Panorama

Postby chiggerbit » Mon Oct 02, 2006 12:13 am

Is priest sexual abuse a self-perpetuating cycle? How do we stop this, interrupt the cycle, if we don't understand the origins? It is way past time to take some social histories of the perpetrators, do some studies. How often are perpetrators themselves victims of sexual abuse? I just do not believe that we can trust the Church itself to study itself. This needs independent study from outside the Church. <p></p><i></i>
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7 suing fugitive priest, SR Diocese

Postby rain » Thu Oct 12, 2006 1:35 am

7 suing fugitive priest, SR Diocese<br>Sonoma County residents allege Ochoa sexually abused them, church officials were negligent<br><br>By Martin Espinoza<br>THE PRESS DEMOCRAT<br><br>Seven Sonoma County residents are suing fugitive priest Xavier Ochoa and the Santa Rosa Catholic Diocese alleging child sex abuse spanning more than two decades.<br>The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in Sonoma County Superior Court on behalf of six males and one female now between the ages of 11 and 34, paints a picture of a sexual predator more extreme than previously reported.<br>The allegations include that Ochoa committed oral copulation on an 11-year-old in 2004, touched the genitals of a 5-year-old around 1990 and engaged in anal copulation of a boy beginning in Mexico when the child was 12 and continuing in the United States.<br>A recurring theme in the lawsuit is the contention that Ochoa, who provided spiritual and emotional support to many Latino parishioners, exercised unique authority, influence and power over the victims and their families.<br>Ochoa, who is believed to be in Mexico, is wanted on 10 felony criminal counts involving three victims. The civil lawsuit is the first public confirmation of new allegations involving four additional individuals.<br>Michael Meadows, who along with Santa Rosa attorney Michael Fiumara is representing the alleged victims, said the Santa Rosa Diocese, through Bishop Daniel Walsh and prior bishops, was negligent in supervising Ochoa.<br>The suit alleges that church officials allowed Ochoa unsupervised access to victims, enabling his sexual misconduct. The suit also alleges that church officials failed to conduct a background check of Ochoa before hiring him.<br>"Ochoa meets all the characteristics of a lifetime child molester and we believe that he has a history that goes back to Mexico well before he came to Northern California," Meadows said. "This history would have been readily apparent with even the most minimal investigation."<br>The lawsuit names the Santa Rosa Diocese through Bishop Daniel Walsh.<br>Walsh could not be reached for comment through diocese spokeswoman Deirdre Frontczak. Diocese attorney Dan Galvin said he had not yet seen the lawsuit but noted that it was "not unexpected."<br>"We'll deal with it in the proper channels," he said.<br>The lawsuit is the latest in a series of priest sexual abuse scandals that have cost the Santa Rosa Diocese about $20 million in settlements.<br>In addition, the Sonoma County district attorney is currently considering misdemeanor charges against Walsh and other diocese officials for failing to report Ochoa to law enforcement authorities in a timely manner. Ochoa admitted sexual improprieties to the bishop April 28, but he had left the area by the time church officials notified the Sheriff's Department four days later.<br>Critics say the delay may have given Ochoa time to flee the country and find refuge in Mexico.<br>Tuesday's lawsuit came in the form of two complaints, one naming Ochoa and the diocese on behalf of four people under the age of 26. The second suit, filed on behalf of three people now 26 and older, does not name the defendants.<br>Under California civil procedures, plaintiffs in child sexual abuse cases who are 26 and older when the lawsuit is filed cannot name defendants in court documents until the charges against them can be corroborated.<br>The complaint alleges abuse dating back to approximately 1984, when Ochoa was a priest assigned to the state of Chihuahua, Mexico.<br>According to the suit, Ochoa befriended a poor family, encouraging a 12-year-old to become an altar boy. The suit alleges that Ochoa began molesting the boy, now age 34, after six months. The abuse included "genital fondling, oral copulation, and anal copulation. These acts frequently took place in the home of Ochoa, which was attached to the premises of the local church."<br>Two years later, Ochoa convinced the boy's family to give the priest custody of the child and let him bring him to the United States. Similar abuse continued while Ochoa and the boy lived in housing owned and maintained by the diocese, according to the court documents.<br>It wasn't until the victim was in his 20s that he "refused to submit any longer to (Ochoa's) sexual demands," the lawsuit states.<br>Another alleged victim, now 28, alleges in the suit that Ochoa frequently invited him to spend the night at his diocese-owned residence in Sonoma County and routinely served him alcohol and encouraged him to become intoxicated.<br>"On many occasions, (Ochoa) awakened John Doe 2 in the night and subjected him to sexual activity, including genital fondling, oral copulation, and attempted anal copulation," states the lawsuit. "Frequently, (Ochoa) played pornographic videotapes to encourage John Doe 2 to engage in the behaviors depicted in the videotapes."<br>That victim is the brother of at least two other male victims and a female victim named in the lawsuit.<br>One brother, now 27, was sexually molested by Ochoa after a year of serving as an altar boy, according to the lawsuit.<br>Ochoa "brought John Doe 3 to the rectory after a Saturday night mass, so that John Doe 3 could 'rest.' While lying on (Ochoa's) bed in the rectory, (Ochoa) fondled John Doe 3's genitals through his clothing, while asking if it felt good. After about 20 minutes, (Ochoa) brought John Doe 3 back to his parents' home, and spent the evening socializing with the parents of John Doe 3."<br>Interviewed by phone earlier this week, one of the plaintiffs in the lawsuit said that he became accustomed to the abuse and is only now able to fully appreciate it as something that should never have happened.<br>"I got used to it, it's something that you learn and you respect him (Ochoa) as an authority, the main person sent by God," he said. "Now that I look at it with more detail, it's horrible. I'm confused. I should have said something. He also told me once don't tell anyone, when I was really young."<br>The lawsuit states that the victims suffered physical, emotional and mental abuse at the hands of Ochoa and that church officials failed to keep them safe.<br>The suit notes that the mother of one of the victims made several attempts to communicate with Walsh and diocese officials in writing about "suspicious, inappropriate and dangerous conduct" by Ochoa.<br>Church officials, states the lawsuit, "did not undertake any reasonable effort to warn or to educate plaintiffs and their families about the risk of permitting unsupervised contact between Ochoa and plaintiffs."<br>The alleged victims seek unspecified monetary damages.<br><br><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www1.pressdemocrat.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061011/NEWS/610110302/1033/NEWS01&template=printart">www1.pressdemocrat.com/ap...e=printart</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br> <p></p><i></i>
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Re: 7 suing fugitive priest, SR Diocese

Postby chiggerbit » Thu Oct 12, 2006 1:31 pm

<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em>Ochoa "brought John Doe 3 to the rectory after a Saturday night mass, so that John Doe 3 could 'rest.' While lying on (Ochoa's) bed in the rectory, (Ochoa) fondled John Doe 3's genitals through his clothing, while asking if it felt good. After about 20 minutes, (Ochoa) brought John Doe 3 back to his parents' home, <!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>and spent the evening socializing with the parents of John Doe 3."</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--></em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> <p></p><i></i>
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Re: 7 suing fugitive priest, SR Diocese

Postby chiggerbit » Sun Oct 22, 2006 4:25 pm

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Re: BBC Panorama

Postby chiggerbit » Tue Oct 24, 2006 11:53 pm

bump again<br><br>www.findjoshua.com/<br><br>WE NEED YOUR HELP!<br><br><!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em>We would greatly appreciate your help in finding our son. Josh has been missing from the campus of St John's University in Collegeville, Minnesota since November 9, 2002. He was last seen leaving a dorm room three minutes walking distance from his dorm, and never made it. He has not been seen since. Josh did not leave of his own free will. He was without his car, glasses or a coat warm enough for the weather. None of his credit cards have been used and there has been no contact with any friends or family members since that day. Please be on the look-out for Josh. Please let us know if you see him or if you know anything related to his disappearance which might help us find him.</em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br><br> <p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://p216.ezboard.com/brigorousintuition.showUserPublicProfile?gid=chiggerbit@rigorousintuition>chiggerbit</A> at: 10/24/06 9:59 pm<br></i>
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