Diocese of Nashville adds to list of pedophile priests . . . and then there were 16
Walter Emala, Thomas Kemper, and James Pratt are not on the list of accused priests from the diocese of Nashville. SNAP of Tennessee had sent a letter to Bishop Mark Spalding on November 1, 2018 to ask that 6 more names be added to the list. The Diocese put these three from the list. There are still more to be looked at.
The inability of the Diocese to get it right is troublesome. Knoxville, Nashville and Memphis need to cross-reference and tell us the names of all the pedophile priests that have served anywhere in Tennessee and when and where they were assigned. It really a simple concept but seemingly foreign to the church hierarchy so far.
SCROLL DOWN THE PAGE FOR PRESS CONFERENCE INFORMATION AND TO SEE THE FILES ON INTERSTATE TRAFFICKING OF TENNESSEE PEDOPHILE PRIESTS AND OTHER ISSUES WITH THE RELEASE OF THE NAMES BY NASHVILLE
These issues will be discussed. You should read PDF 1-5 to get the whole picture to date.
Click here for PDF #1 Click here for webpage version of PDF #1. Deception from Diocese of Nashville about "former priests."
Click here for PDF#2 Click here for webpage version of PDF #2. Deceptioin from Diocese of Nashville about assignments of Joseph L. Reilly
Click here for PDF #3 Click here for webpage version of PDF #3. Deception from the Diocese of Nashville about assignments of Paul F. Haas.
Click here for PDF #4 Click here for webpage version of PDF#4. Walter Emala - pedophile that Nashville won't own.
Click here for PDF #5 Click here for webpage version of PDF #5. Deliberate deceits by Nashville on the list of 13.
Click here for PDF #6. Click here for webpage version of PDF #6 Three priests - sent to 5 states where they continued to abuse.Knoxville information: Click here for a PDF #1 about the failure of the Knoxville diocese to respond to request from victims of clergy sexual abuse.
Click here for a PDF #2 with the names of the pedophile priests from the recent Nashville list who have been assigned in what is now the diocese of Knoxville. There are 9 from the recent list and Walter Emala added from public reports.
The links below have pertinent information about these priests of Tennessee. Some of them were assigned from other places to dioceses of Tennessee.
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Roger Lott, OSB
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James Arthur Rudisill . . .
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Thomas Kemper
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NASHVILLE press release for Nov 9
NASHVILLE Press
Release
Press Conference – November 9th
SNAPnetwork.org Rememberthesurvivors.com
Catholic Diocese of Nashville under pressure to tell the whole truth about pedophile priests
Victims of Clergy Sexual Abuse and their advocates to speak
"Independent investigation, abolish statutes of limitation," leaders request
7 names, then 9 names, then 13 names: Dioceses of Nashville not competent to investigate itself?
What: Press conference with David Brown, SNAP leader (Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests) and Ron Deal, ordained deacon of the Nashville Diocese.
When: Friday, November 9, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. CST
Where: Nashville Public Square on the steps of Metro Courthouse
Why: Since the release of names of 13 pedophile priests by the Diocese of Nashville on Friday, November 2nd, there are more questions than answers.
Is any Catholic diocese qualified to police itself in these matters? SNAP (Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests) says, “Absolutely not.”
Should the personnel and secret archive files of the three Tennessee Catholic dioceses be turned over to the Attorney General, District Attorney, and/or Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. Should there be a 3rd party investigation begun to get to the whole truth? Survivors and their advocates unanimously promote this as the next step in getting to the truth in Tennessee.
When did the Church know these priests had offended? Why did they not remove them immediately? Did the Church protect these priests from prosecution by waiting out the statutes of limitations? Did the Church turn these pedophile priests loose on the population with no thought for the safety of children?
Interstate trafficking of pedophile priests to Kentucky, Arkansas, and Georgia? There is evidence buried in the assignment records of these 13 priests which will suggest this. (See the records of Joseph Reilly, Paul Haas and Walter Emala.) Does this not suggest the need for law enforcement scrutiny of the Church records across the state?
Individual interviews with media outlets will be honored. After the main press conference, Mike Coode of Nashville will also be available for separate interviews on his abuse by two priests in Nashville. There is also more information at www.rememberthesurvivors.com.
Contact:
David Brown
Leader - SNAP of Tennessee
901-569-4500
david@davidbrownpi.com
More information at www.rememberthesurvivors.com SNAPnetwork.org
KNOXVILLE press release for Nov 9
KNOXVILLE Press
Release
Press Conference – November 9
SNAPnetwork.org Rememberthesurvivors.com
Release of 13 names of pedophiles by the Diocese of Nashville deeply impacts East Tennessee
Victims asked for 16 years for honesty about what has happened in what is now the Diocese of Knoxville
SNAP of East Tennessee rebuke Bishop Stika and his predecessor Archbishop Kurtz
Bishops Stika and Kurtz refused to find out the truth and share with citizens of East TN
"Independent investigation, abolish statutes of limitation," leaders request
What: Press conference with Susan Vance, a leader of the Tennessee chapter of SNAP (Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests).
When: Friday, November 9, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. EST
Where: Public sidewalk in front of the Chancery office of the Diocese of Knoxville, 805 S Northshore Dr, Knoxville, TN 37919
Why: Since the release of names of 13 pedophile priests by the Diocese of Nashville on Friday, November 2nd, there are more questions than answers.
For 16 years, victims and their advocates have requested a cross-referencing by all three Catholic dioceses to let the citizens know who these accused priests are and where and when accused pedophile priests had been assigned across Tennessee. In particular, Susan Vance as East Tennessee advocate for victims of clergy abuse has requested the state-wide church cooperation. Stika and Kurtz refused.
Is any Catholic diocese qualified to police itself in these matters? SNAP (Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests) says, “Absolutely not.”
Should the personnel or secret archive files of the three Tennessee Catholic dioceses be turned over to the Attorney General, District Attorney, and/or Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. Should there be a 3rd party investigation begun to get to the whole truth? Survivors and their advocates unanimously promote this as the next step in getting to the truth in Tennessee.
When did the Church know these priests had offended? Why did they not remove them immediately? Did the Church protect these priests from prosecution by waiting out the statutes of limitations? Did the Church turn these pedophile priests loose on the population with no thought for the safety of children? SNAP will ask Bishop Stika to support the abolition of all statutes of limitation on child sexual abuse.
Interstate trafficking of pedophile priests to Kentucky, Arkansas, and Georgia? There is evidence buried in the assignment records of these 13 priests which will suggest this. (See the records of Joseph Reilly, Paul Haas and Walter Emala.) Does this not suggest the need for law enforcement scrutiny of the Church records across the state?
Contact:
Susan Vance
Leader - SNAP of Tennessee
865-748-3518
susan8324@gmail.com
More information at www.rememberthesurvivors.com
www.snapnetwork.org
Nashville information you should know.
Click here for PDF #1 Click here for webpage version of PDF #1. Deception from Diocese of Nashville about "former priests."
Click here for PDF#2 Click here for webpage version of PDF #2. Deceptioin from Diocese of Nashville about assignments of Joseph L. Reilly
Click here for PDF #3 Click here for webpage version of PDF #3. Deception from the Diocese of Nashville about assignments of Paul F. Haas.
Click here for PDF #4 Click here for webpage version of PDF#4. Walter Emala - pedophile that Nashville won't own.
Click here for PDF #5 Click here for webpage version of PDF #5. Deliberate deceits by Nashville on the list of 13.
.See this file for information on Knoxville deception. Click here for downloadable PDF version. Click here for webpage version. Deception of Bishops Stika and Kurtz (and involvement of Father Vann Johnston) in release of names of abusive priests.
NEWS FLASH: Nashville reveals interstate trafficking of pedophile priests in 11/02/2018 release of 13 names
November 5, 2018: The diocese of Nashville tried to bury the awful truth about interstate trafficking of pedophiles in their Friday, November 2, release of the names of 13 pedophile priests. Studies by SNAP of Tennessee gave indicated that Georgia, Kentucky and Arkansas were sent pedophile priests from the diocese of Nashville. Where the bishops in these diocese complicit in letting pedophile priests serve in their dioceses? Did the bishops in these areas of Georgia, Kentucky and Tennessee send Tennessee their pedophile priest/priests in a kind of sick exchange program? See the PDF files below or click on the links and decide for yourself about this illegal trafficking of pedophiles.
Deceptions by the diocese of Nashville found in the article: Diocese publishes names of priests accused of abusing minors Click for internal link to this article.
13 FORMER priests???- Deception #1. Download PDF File page 1.
Assignments of Joseph Reilly - Trafficking of this pedophile to Georgia. Download PDF file page 2.
Assignments of Paul F. Haas - Trafficking of this pedophile to Arkansas and Kentucky. Download PDF file page 3.
Diocese of Nashville releases names of 13 priests accused of abusing minors
Father Edward James Cleary. Born April 18, 1914; ordained May 18, 1940; died Nov. 10, 1997.
Father James William Murphy Jr. Born Sept. 12, 1922; ordained April 3, 1948 in Memphis; died Oct. 11, 2016.
Father James Arthur Rudisill. Born May 16, 1926; ordained May 19, 1951; retired Feb. 10, 1995; died Feb. 8, 2008.
Father Edward Albert Walenga. Born Nov., 2, 1926; ordained May 30, 1953; died Nov. 27, 1983.
Father Roger R. Lott, O.S.B. Ordained in 1954; removed from duty and placed in a restricted setting by his order in 1996; died May 22, 2011.
Msgr. William Floyd Davis. Born Aug. 17, 1929; ordained May 26, 1956; incardinated in the Diocese of Memphis 1972; died Oct. 26, 2011.
Joseph L. Reilly. Born Dec. 16, 1928; ordained May 26, 1956; dismissed from the priesthood of the Diocese of Nashville 1965; died March 9, 1981.
Paul Frederick Haas. Born Dec. 14, 1933; ordained May 23, 1959; dismissed from the priesthood of the Diocese of Nashville May 24, 1977; died June 7, 1979.
Paul Wiley St. Charles. Born June 23, 1939; ordained May 21, 1966; Incardinated into the Diocese of Memphis; dismissed from the priesthood of the Diocese of Memphis 2004; died Dec. 27, 2009.
William Claude Casey. Born Jan. 4, 1934; ordained May 2, 1969; incardinated in the Diocese of Knoxville Sept. 8, 1988; dismissed from the priesthood of the Diocese of Knoxville 2010; currently incarcerated.
Edward Joseph McKeown. Born March 18, 1944; ordained Jan. 31, 1970; dismissed from the priesthood of the Diocese of Nashville March 1, 1989; currently incarcerated.
Ronald W. Dickman. Born July 13, 1944; ordained June 5, 1971; dismissed from the priesthood of the Diocese of Nashville 1991.
Franklin T. Richards. Born March 18, 1947; ordained Jan. 26, 1973; dismissed from the priesthood of the Diocese of Nashville March 1, 1989.
Bishop Stika, a failure on your part to help victims get the truth. Click here to find out where these newly released names were assigned in the geographical boundaries of the diocese of Knoxville
Bishop Stika has taunted SNAP of Tennessee about this chart which he sneered at in 2009. Now we can fill in the priests that he refused to help us identify. After 16 years of asking for the release of this information, finally some part of the truth.
Bishop Stika, do you want to fill in this chart now and do your job that you have refused to do for almost 10 years? Or do you want to see the filled in chart in the Knoxville/East Tennessee media with my explanation of how you sneered at the names when they were presented and have failed in your responsibilities?
The Post-Dispatch articles on Anthony J. O'Connell by Patrick O'Connor -- 11-2004
Statistics for the three Tennessee Catholic Dioceses in the Metropolitan See of Louisville, KY
Casey gave no names of other victims?
Letter from Warren Tucker to Bishop Richard Stika.
Letter from Bishop Richard Stika to Warren Tucker.
Keep the secrets . . . get promoted
About Joseph Kurtz - written as Kurtz left Knoxville to become Archbishop of Louisville.
About Vann Johnston - written as Johnston left Knoxville to become Bishop
Why survivors did not want Richard F. Stika to be bishop of Knoxville
Monsignor Richard Stika will be installed as the new bishop of Knoxville, Tennessee. Here is some information about how Richard Stika dealt with clergy sexual abuse in the past. `
Click here to read what a miserable job Stika did as the head of the child protection department when he was in St. Louis. SNAP asked for him to be fired. He apparently brought his skills at cover-up to Knoxville when he was made the 3rd bishop of Knoxville.
SNAP statement on new Knoxville Bishop.
These men need to be punished for the abuse of our children when they were priests
These priests abused across the state of Tennessee but Catholics do not know. People should demand full disclosure from the bishops where these two priests have abused. Edward McKeown will be out of prison in 2020, but he never paid a second in prison for what he did as a priest. Frank Richards has been free to abuse and never held accountable. Since March 1, 1989, both were "let go" by the Church to freely abuse. Make your voice known. Stop the cover-up.
Diocese of Knoxville, end the cover-up.
Aug. 23, 2018: In light of the Grand Jury report just released from Pennsylvania, one truth is certain. We are being lied to. The cover-up continues.
We have long known that in Tennessee we are not told the truth by church officials. We have begged to have the church open its secret files in Knoxville, Nashville, and Memphis and present a comprehensive report on the molesting priests that have been assigned to our parishes and when they were assigned there. The people in the pews have not heard us and so the hierarchy in this diocese and across Tennessee have done nothing.
We, however, have heard the horrific stories of clergy sexual abuse in Tennessee. We tracked the assignments of these priests ourselves through the National Catholic Directory and found that 11 of the molesting priests have been assigned in the geographical area that is now the diocese of Knoxville.
Bishop Richard Stika said he did not know these names . . . Really? Did Archbishop Joseph Kurtz of Louisville not think it important to tell you, Bishop? Stika and Kurtz may not care . . . but we do. Victims of these pedophiles, you are not forgotten.
Demand that the voices of victims and Catholics in the pews be heard. If the molesting priests reported to catholic officials throughout the years have intersected with parishes in the geographical area that is now the diocese of Knoxville, the people need to know the specifics. This will further the healing of the victims.
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Press release for Friday, April 9, 2010 in Knoxville, TN
Letter to be given to Bishop Richard following press conference - 04-09-2010
Dangerous 11 chart to be given at press conference - 04-09-2010
Watch the NOT-SO-PERFECT diocese of Knoxville Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N21_ewgdpoQ%20
Information on Walter Emala
Information on Edward McKeown
Information on Frank Richards
Information on Paul St. Charles
Tennessee abusive priests who were assigned to other dioceses
I has long been known that the church moved priests from one diocese to another in an attempt to cover up their crimes. These are some of the priests in Tennessee who have been assigned to other dioceses in order to cover-up the fact that they molested children. These are just a few. Demand the entire list from the Church. Click on the name to see more. This list is not complete.
Harry Monroe was dismissed from Indiana and lived for many years in Nashville. The public in Nashville were never warned. Click here for more information.
Document release in Diocese of Memphis, TN
The diocese of Memphis found "credible" evidence that Paul St. Charles is a pedophile. The diocese of Nashville coddles St. Charles like some kind of icon. Apparently, abusing children means little to Bishop Choby and the priests of the Nashville diocese. They let the people think that St. Charles has been "vindicated" even when fellow bishop, Bishop Steib of Memphis, says St. Charles is guilty. What brotherly support from Bishop Choby to Bishop Steib!!! And, Paul St. Charles has lived in "retirement" in Nashville for more years than he was an active priest pedophile. Who has he abused in Nashville? Do you trust the clergy in Nashville to have protected your children over the years? Oops! Here are links to Caleb Hannan's recent stories about Paul St. Charles, the pedophile par excellence.
Rest up, Your Catholic Priest Abuse Story Fatigue may Soon be put to the Test
Anthony J. O'Connell
1998-2002 Palm Beach FL bishop
2002 Admits abuse and resigns
2002- 2012 Palm Beach FL emeritus
Complainant had gone to O'Connell because of prior abuse by another priest. O'Connell admitted the abuse and another similar case and resigned.
Others came forward, totaling 9 by 2004, when 2 of 3 cases were settled.
O'Connell moved to the Trappists' Mepkin Abbey near Moncks Corner SC.
Shame on Bishop Choby! Shame on Father Ryan High School!
PAUL ST. CHARLES IS NOT VINDICATED! WHAT IS BISHOP CHOBY DOING HONORING A CHILD MOLESTER!The people of the diocese of Nashville and the state of Tennessee are completely duped by Bishop Choby and the priests of the diocese of Nashville. Bishop J. Terry Steib announced that Paul St. Charles is "credibly accused " of molesting teen boys. Bishop Steib has petitioned Rome to "defrock" Paul St. Charles. Yet, Bishop Choby gives a public award to this credibly accused priest and refuses to tell the people that he is an abuser. This is no way to be "transparent" about clergy sexual abuse.
Bishop Choby, you owe all victims of clergy abuse an apology. Tell the people the truth. Tell them that Paul St. Charles is NOT vindicated. Tell them that there are court cases in process right now. Tell them that Paul St. Charles is being defrocked.
Is this in the great tradition of Father Ryan High School? To give honors to child molesters? If Bishop Choby and the priests of the diocese had done their jobs, the good people of Father Ryan would have known that Paul St. Charles is credibly accused. They would know that this an outrage to all victims of clergy sexual abuse.
WHAT SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED ABOUT THE "GOLDEN GRAD" AWARD FOR PAUL ST. CHARLES?
We know that the Golden Grad award at Father Ryan is just about living 50 years past your graduation day. We know that it is not some personal tribute award. Therefore, the Golden Grad award should have been given to Paul St. Charles "in absentia." No public award should have been given. The bishop and the alumni association at Father Ryan could have easily made this point to Paul St. Charles. They could have said, "The award is in the mail." Instead, they allowed a child molester to appear in public and shake the hand of the bishop. The bishop has never raised a hand to set the record straight about the abuse of children and teens at the hands of Paul St. Charles. We have no pictures of victims of clergy abuse receiving an affable handshake from the bishop.
We call upon Bishop Choby for a formal apology. We call on Bishop Steib to stand up for his decision and demand that the people be told the truth. We call upon Bishop Steib to stand up and tell the people of the diocese of Knoxville that Paul St. Charles was assigned in their diocese as well. We call upon all priests to be on the side of truth and tell their respective churches about the credible allegations of Paul St. Charles.
Click here to see the disgraceful "Golden Grad" awards given to a child molester.
See Paul St. Charles on the front row. Do these Golden Grads know the truth? Did anyone bother to tell them that their classmate, Paul St. Charles has multiple abuse victims? Did anyone bother to let a victim speak to them to tell them why this is so heinous? Did anyone bother to think of the victims? Is this the way clergy abuse victims can expect to be treated across the state of Tennessee?
Cases against Memphis priests settled
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June 19, 2007
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CT-004851-06, Div. 6 |
Jane Doe #1
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Joseph Nguyen
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2
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June 19, 2007
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CT-005076-06, Div. 6
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Jane Doe #2
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Joseph Nguyen
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3
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June 19, 2007
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CT-005886-06, Div. 6
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Jane Doe #3
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Joseph Nguyen
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4
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July 17, 2007
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CT-004692-05, Div. 5 |
1 Victim
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Paul St. Charles
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5
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July 17, 2007
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CT-005869-05, Div. 8
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1 Victim
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Paul St. Charles
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6
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July 26, 2007
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CT-004275-04, Div. 9
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2 Victims
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Richard Mickey
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7
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August 14, 2007
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CT-006172-06, Div. 3
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1 Victim
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Paul St. Charles
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SNAP of Tennessee responds to appointment of Kurtz as archbishop
June 12, 2007: Bishop Joseph Kurtz, bishop of Knoxville, has been appointed archbishop of Louisville, KY. SNAP of Tennessee responds to this announcment as follows.
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As archbishop of Louisville, Bishop Kurtz will still be in a position to know the problems across the entire state of Tennessee as well as Kentucky. Victims of Clergy abuse are hopeful that he will handle his future duties with more compassion than he has done so far in the diocese of Knoxville. We hope Bishop Kurtz will do a better job of listening to the pleas of victims in the following areas:
1. Naming the names of perpetrating priests across the diocese of Knoxville. To date the people of the diocese of Knoxville are unaware of the large numbers of molesting priests and the hundreds of their victims across East Tennessee. Kurtz has consistently answered our requests with a “Not-in my backyard attitude” as he shuffles responsibility off to Nashville, claiming “we weren’t a diocese then.” This is painful to victims and is deceitful to the people in the pews who are expecting truth and transparency. Such callous disregard for the feeling of victims is painful and wrong. See presentation at about the deceit of the diocese of Knoxville by clicking here. Message to Bishop Kurtz: Tell us the names.
2. Bishop Kurtz will not be able to side-step his responsibilities as he did in Knoxville. He will not be able to say, “We only go back to 1988.” He has trained the entire diocese of Knoxville to think that nothing happened here before we became our own diocese in 1988, yet the Catholic community of Knoxville only underwent a name change from “diocese of Nashville” to “diocese of Knoxville.” The pain of victims is real and pre-dates the 1988 timeline. The abuse that occurred here happened by Catholic clergy and is very real and very present to the victims. Message to Bishop Kurtz: Tell us the extent of the abuse and when and where it occurred.
3. Kurtz came to Knoxville after pedophile bishop, Anthony J. O’Connell. Bishop Kurtz has allowed and encouraged the churches and schools to keep O’Connell’s pictures on display. The message sent to victims of abuse by refusing the simple request to take down a molesters picture sent a clear message to victims that if O'Connell remained honored their abuse was of no matter (concern) to the Bishop. Message to Bishop Kurtz: Correct this insensitivity before you go. Take down O’Connell’s pictures.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Ann Brentwood, Southeast Coordinator of SNAP , 865-984-7092
Susan Vance, SNAP of Tennessee, 865-748-3518
5th Anniversary of Resignation of Anthony J. O'Connell, 1st bishop of Knoxville
Letter sent to pastors of parishes and principals of Catholic schools on March 6, 2007
Letter to be deliverd to Bishop Joseph Kurtz on the 5th anniversary of the resignation of Anthony J. O'Connell
On March 28, 2003, we met with Bishop Kurtz and expressed our concerns about the lack of facts among the people of the diocese concerning the abuse by Anthony J. O'Connell. Here is a copy of that letter.
Press release for press conference in Knoxville on March 8, 2007.
O'Connell stated in the press that he had abuse "one maybe two" teenage boys. Read the expose by the St. Louis Dispatch that will show that to have been totally false.
Background information on O'Connell's pictures being left on display in churches and schools.
Article 1 Place of Honor for a Pedophile
Article 2 Victims write about taking name off St. Mary's Oak Ridge family life center.
Article 3
Article 4
"Where's the Perp?" A continuing series of YouTube presentations about where O'Connell's picture is still on display.
Bishop's Office
St. John Neumann
Knoxville Catholic High School
Many more to come . . . . .
Information for West Palm Beach
Article 1 Scandal still settling in West Palm Beach - National Catholic Reporter
Article 2 New Bishop faces old problem
SNAP on YouTube
Florida information
SNAP Press Conference in Miami -- Click here for press relesse.
Letter sent to Bishop J.C. Favalora -- Click here.
SNAP of Tennessee website
- Speech by Father Robert Hoatson. This is a must-read for anyone who comes to this site.
- Index to the right has links to pages by name of clergy.
- In the spotlight lately . . .
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Edward J. McKeown 09/06/2006 Lawsuit filed by McKeown victim. Accuses diocese of knowing and not protecting innocent young people. 
Daniel Dupree Lawsuit filed in Memphis on 09/14/06 against the Diocese of Memphis concerning sexual abuse by Dan Dupree. - Joseph Nguyen Lawsuit filed in Memphis on 09/14/06 against the Diocese of Memphis concerning sexual abuse by Joseph Nguyen
Harry E. Monroe - Richard Mickey
- James W. Murphy
- Frank Richards
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- The Secret 18
- Memphis --- Wheel of Deceit
- Coming soon! Knoxville -- the "not-so-perfect" perfect diocese
- OpEd section by Mike Wegs
Memphis Wheel of Corruption
Click here for the web version of the Memphis Wheel of Corruption.
Click here for the Flash version of the Memphis Wheel of Corruption.
Click here for the Executable version of the Memphis Wheel of Corruption. This will download to your computer.
The Cover-up in Tennessee
SNAP of Tennessee
- Welcome statement from the National SNAP organization. (Click back button to return here.)
- Mission statement from the National SNAP organization. (Click back button to return here.)
- The SNAP point of view (Q&A with David Clohessy) (Click back button to return here.)
- Survivor's Wisdom by Barbara Blaine, founder of SNAP. (Click back button to return here.)
- Response to a letter. It tells what we are all about.
- Special site with flash presentations. ClergyAbuseInfo.com
- Information on the John Jay Study. Click here.
- Who are the abusive clergy in Tennessee? Click here.
- News Updates from across Tennessee. Click here.
- Press Releases from SNAP of Tennessee. Click here.
Tell us the names. Tell us where they are. Who is safe until you do? Why are we still having to ask for this?!
Each diocese has the list. We are not allowed to see it.
Each diocese has a secret group of abusers who are being hidden. We are kept in the dark.
Each diocese knows the truth. We are never told.
Each diocese hides their pedophiles. Kids are not safe. We cannot sleep at night.
Clergy sex offenders don't make it to the state's sex offender list. We ask that our officials find a way to correct this.
We demand that our children, teens and vulnerable adults be protected. We deserve at least that much truth from the diocese.
Letter from SNAP of Tennessee to Administrator of the Diocese of Nashville. Click here (Word). Click here. (HTML)
Letter from Mike Coode, Coordinator of SNAP of Nashville, to Paul St. Charles. Click here.
Statement from survivors of David Kelley. Click here (Word). Click here (HTML).
Ohio Supreme Court to hear appeal from David Kelley's victims. Click here.
Tennessee beware! Survivor comes to Fairfield Glade to warn of abuser moving to town
Vicky Cubberley and four of her supporters are traveling from New Jersey to warn the Fairfield Glade neighborhood about the man moving in next door. Since the Catholic Church never took action, Vicky's New Jersey friends will join Tennessee SNAP members to protect the children and grandchildren in the Crossville area.
Click here to see the press release, the story, and other supporting documentation.
Information concerning press conference in Memphis, December 16th
James W. Murphy, William Kantner, Joseph Reilly, and Richard Mickey.
Press conference coverage in Memphis 12-16-05
Letter to the officials of Tennesee dioceses
Letters about four priests that victims are asking to be investigated/reinvestigated.
Notes for press conference 011206
Click here to download letter to Bishop Joseph Kurtz.