The recent investigation of clergy and lay personnel childhood sexual abuse in the Archdiocese of Baltimore by Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown uncovered more than 600 childhood sexual abuse victims by more than 156 clergy and lay personnel between the 1940s and 2002.
Despite Attorney General Brown’s investigation of thousands of documents from Archbishop William Lori and the Archdiocese of Baltimore, it is canonically mandated that Archbishop Lori, following the Canon Law of the Catholic Church, maintains secret archives or files which were not turned over to the Attorney General’s office
It is likely that Attorney General Brown’s findings that the number of victims and abusers is higher than reported because of the Church’s history of underreporting crimes of childhood sexual abuse. It is more than likely that Archbishop William Lori is storing the secret archives or files in the headquarters of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, MD, which he must publicly release immediately to give victims the justice and validation they deserve.
What and Why
A demonstration demanding that Archbishop William Lori of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, MD, publicly release the secret archives or files in Archdiocesan headquarters. The key to the secret archives or files is, by Vatican decree, to be monitored by the Archbishop or someone whom the Archbishop deputizes to monitor the key. It is time for the secret archives or files to become public so the accurate and complete information of childhood and adult sexual abuse in the Archdiocese of Baltimore may be known publicly by law enforcement, Catholics, and the general public.
When
Tuesday, April 18, 2023 from 11:30 am until 1:00 pm
Where
On the public sidewalk outside the headquarters of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, MD, at 320 Cathedral Street, Baltimore, MD 21201
Who
Robert M. Hoatson, Ph.D., Co-founder and President of Road to Recovery, Inc., a non-profit charity based in New Jersey that assists victims of sexual abuse and their families
roberthoatson@gmail.com
Attorney Mitchell Garabedian, Boston, MA, will appear by zoom link:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/8793639574?pwd=S09NS240NEhoL09JMjIxRFErQXV2UT09
Contacts
Robert M. Hoatson, Ph.D., former religious brother and former priest; victim/survivor of clergy sexual abuse; advocate for victim/survivors of clergy sexual abuse
Attorney Mitchell Garabedian, Boston, MA – (cell – 617-388-5252) – (office – 617-523-6250)
(Portrayed by actor Stanley Tucci in the 2016 Academy Award-winning Best Picture “Spotlight”)
CBS BALTIMORE
Sexual abuse survivors call for restart of cases tied to Baltimore Archdiocese
April 18, 2023 / 3:25 PM / CBS Baltimore
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