The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, or SNAP, has called for the Diocese of Oakland to publicly released the full list of alleged abusive priests in the Catholic church.
One survivor of abuse is encouraging victims to come forward before the window to file a civil suit closes at the end of the year.
Piscitelli may now be 66 years old, but his memories of sexual abuse remain painful and vivid. As the Northern California leader of SNAP, he helps victims of all ages. "We have found in Northern California, 687 unique abusers who wandered through 530 parishes," said SNAP treasurer Dan McNevin. "It's an amazing statistic, because it means that no place was safe."
"I got a call the other day from a victim who is 70, and he's never come forward before," Piscitelli said."So that's not unusal so my message to victims is you have a chance now to get some kind of vindication so I would take it now while the window's still open." The Diocese of Oakland considers all allegations of misconduct by clergy serious. We have received the list from SNAP and are reviewing it.
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