David Clohessy
David Clohessy is the former St. Louis, Missouri-based national director and spokesman for the Survivor's Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP), the largest and oldest self-help group for victims of clergy molestation in the United States.[1]
Clohessy has been widely quoted by news organizations covering the sex abuse scandal, including The New York Times, and he has appeared on numerous television shows, including Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Phil Donahue Show, and 60 Minutes.[citation needed]
Clohessy has publicly stated he was the victim of sexual abuse by a priest during his teenage years (from 1969-1973).[citation needed]
Clohessy struggled with the fact that his brother, Father Kevin Clohessy (who has since left the priesthood voluntarily), also had eventually "a credible accusation" against him for being inappropriate sexually while a priest.[2] The allegation was never proven.
Clohessy is a 1978 graduate of Drury University in Springfield, Missouri. He has worked as a union organizer for the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now or ACORN, a public relations director and also served on the staff of St. Louis Mayor Freeman Bosley, Jr..[citation needed]
Recently, Clohessy has faced legal trouble for failing to release information on alleged clergy abuse victims.[3] He has stated that he may be fined or jailed for failing to comply with the court order mandating him to release the records.[3] The information was originally requested by the court because they believe an attorney for the plaintiff in a sexual abuse case violated a gag order by leaking details of the case to SNAP.[4] The state Supreme Court has refused to intervene on his behalf, a decision that they made after his deposition.[4] According to Clohessy, this is the most significant legal challenge faced by the group in its 23 years.[3]
See also
- Barbara Blaine, founder of SNAP (Survivors Network for those Abused by Priests)
References
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- ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/12/magazine/12PRIEST.html
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2012/01/03/snaps-david-clohessy-could-face-jail-time/
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jL3yi_tHCTE0UhpjV4HRJzEvkCpQ?docId=952451c7bd0c4050b7aeaf4dcccf2cd1
External links
- David Clohessy in the media
- David Clohessy - Holding Out For Change - Drury University Magazine
- Priest scandal puts focus on victims' advocate[permanent dead link] - The Post-Dispatch, St Louis, MO
- Am I My Brother's Keeper The New York Times Magazine
- Articles with unsourced statements from January 2012
- Articles with dead external links from January 2018
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- Living people
- People from St. Louis
- American activists
- Catholic Church sex abuse cases in the United States
- Anti-pedophile activists in Catholic sex abuse cases
- Drury University alumni
- American labor unionists
