The end of SNAP? National Director protects abusing priest, hides evidence

Clohessy
In an odd reversal of roles, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) is fighting against court-ordered disclosure of the group’s internal documents.

David Clohessy, the director of SNAP, has been ordered by a Missouri court to turn over documents and correspondence relating to the case of Father Michael Tierney, a priest who faces sex-abuse charges. Lawyers for the accused priest argue that a plaintiff’s lawyer violated a gag order by providing information about the case to SNAP.

Clohessy, who has routinely insisted that Catholic diocesan officials should disclose all available information about sex-abuse allegations, has fought against the disclosure of SNAP’s internal documents. Claiming that the release of those documents could have a “chilling effect” on sex-abuse victims, he has appealed the court’s order to furnish documents and provide testimony in the Tierney case.
more at Catholic Culture 

I'm told Clohessy has a brother who was a Roman Catholic priest who was accused of sexual abuse and Clohessy did not go to the police on that one.  Oops.

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