Note the views are SNAP’s view of the proceeding: SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, is the world’s oldest and largest support group for clergy abuse victims. We’ve been around for 23 years and have more than 10,000 members. Despite the word “priest” in our title, we have members who were molested by religious figures of all denominations, including nuns, rabbis, bishops, and Protestant ministers. Visit us at SNAPnetwork.org and SNAPwisconsin.com.
After 16 months of spending in excess of 4 million dollars to throw out nearly 90 percent of the 570 victims who filed claims in federal bankruptcy court alleging rape, sexual assault or abuse by Milwaukee clergy, Judge Susan V. Kelley today has finally ordered the archdiocese into mediation. In appointing Judge Randall J. Newsome to conduct mediation, Kelley emphasized that she wants to see “compassion” used when dealing with the issues of Wisconsin law, such as the old statute of limitations on sex crimes, which have prevented many victims from receiving justice.
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