Oh, SNAP! Sex Abuse Watchdog Under Investigation

Some interesting data out of this story.  Excerpts:

The leader of a group that works with clergy sex abuse victims admitted during a recent deposition that the organization has published false information and that he is unsure about whether the group employs licensed counselors...



In the text of the deposition – posted online by The Media Report on March 1 – Clohessy was asked by attorneys, “Has SNAP to your knowledge ever issued a press release that contained false information?”

“Sure,” he responded, without offering any defense or explanation...

In the deposition text, Clohessy declined to answer whether SNAP had a list of attorneys that it refers people to and how much money it receives in donations from attorneys. He did, however, admit that they “talk to lawyers who file lawsuits.”

...SNAP has repeatedly argued that Catholic dioceses need greater transparency.

However, one day after the deposition, Clohessy told CNA that his organization should be held to a “different standard” of transparency than Church leaders and dioceses, which he described as “organizations that enable and conceal thousands of pedophiles to rape tens of thousands of kids.”

SNAP maintains that its goal is to heal the wounded and prevent future abuse, but critics of the organization say that it does little to actually help victims and instead focuses its time and money on attacking the Catholic Church...