There has been a flurry of emails in the past couple of weeks from some of my classmates at Notre Dame. My blog was discovered by a friend from NDHS class of '78 and she has been spreading the word. I alluded to her email a few posts ago. She thought that she may have been… Continue reading NDHS Class of ’78
Category: Catholic Pedophile Scandal
Con Artist, Gabriel Tetherow Continues His Career of Deceit
I am getting tired about writing about this guy. It seems our favorite connoisseur of kiddie porn wearing a Roman Collar is at it again, this time allegedly living in a basement of a house owned by a man named Art Noel in Dover, Pennsylvania. ( I guess that is better than living in a… Continue reading Con Artist, Gabriel Tetherow Continues His Career of Deceit
FACSA Update on Pennsylvania Legislative Initiative
After a long day working on a project, I came home to find an email in my personal account announcing a press event on 1 March to discuss the Pennsylvania Child Victim Act Legislation that will be introduced in Harrisburg by State Representatives Louise Williams Bishop (isn't that an ironic last name?) and Mike McGeehan.… Continue reading FACSA Update on Pennsylvania Legislative Initiative
Virginia Legislative Update
While I was off in California on an assignment for work, some dedicated people were working hard on seeing that legislation in the Virginia State Assembly to expand the statute of limitation for survivors to find justice. HB 1476 Sexual abuse; limitations period, was passed unanimously in the State Assembly and had only limited opposition… Continue reading Virginia Legislative Update
The Blogroll is growing, but more bloggers are needed
Thanks to some clever programming by my developer, the Child Sexual Abuse Survivors Blogroll is up and running pretty well at this point. I have 13 blogs currently feeding into the website. The entire point of this centralized point was to allow readers to find many different voices blogging on the topic. If you read… Continue reading The Blogroll is growing, but more bloggers are needed
The emails have not stopped
I have been trying to sort out so many things in my brain over the last two months. Writing posts did not make the top of the list. I have a list of topics for posts that need some attention. There was a great post on Tim Fischer's blog "Altered Boy" that talked about the… Continue reading The emails have not stopped
An Open Letter to the President of the University of Scranton
Father Scott R. Pilarz, S.J., The recent acknowledgment of credible allegations of sexual predation by Neil McLaughlin, S.J., a Jesuit with ties to the University of Scranton, is tragic for his victims as well as the University of Scranton. It is conceivable that his victims could include members of the University of Scranton community. As President… Continue reading An Open Letter to the President of the University of Scranton
Jesuit With Ties to Scranton Latest Source of Embarrassment for Diocese
How long are we going to have to deal with these "revelations" dribbling out of the various religious orders or diocese across the country. It seems that there is no end to new reports of past abuse. At some point, can we actually get a District Attorney, Commonwealth Attorney or a Federal Prosecutor to start… Continue reading Jesuit With Ties to Scranton Latest Source of Embarrassment for Diocese
Priest gets 72 months
I am writing this from my hotel room in Seoul, South Korea. An email from a regular reader of this blog informed me that Robert Timchak has been sentenced to 72 months in a state penitentiary for possession of child pornography. The article in the Times Leader that was sent to me was astounding. The… Continue reading Priest gets 72 months
Oprah follow-up
A few weeks ago I posted that I had been invited to attend a taping of an Oprah Winfrey Show with hundreds of other male survivors of sexual abuse as children. The show was taped on the 20th of October and will be airing sometime in November. I did not attend because of a very… Continue reading Oprah follow-up
Off My Knees - A Blog by Michael Baumann 