教會學校神父爆性侵 15女子20年後控訴...
15名女子26日宣稱,她們在1970至1990年代於皇后區一所天主教學校讀書時,曾遭到一名神父性侵。而該神父犯案的時間顯然跨越了20多年,儘管仍在世,但已超過追訴期。
「每日新聞報」報導,幫助性侵犯受害人的新州組織「恢復之路」(Road to Recovery)的霍森(Robert Hoatson)透露,這些女子是在1973年至1994年期間,就讀Maspeth地段的聖十字學校(Holy Cross school)時,遭普羅切斯基神父(Rev. Adam Prochaski)侵犯。
代表她們的波士頓律師加拉貝迪安(Mitchell Garabedian)說,她們在五歲至16歲期間受到侵犯。加拉貝迪安說:「眾多受害人已站出來,而且陸續有人挺身而出」。
普羅切斯基1969年被派到聖十字架教區(布碌崙-皇后區的教區),直至1994年為止,大約25年。他在該教區當神父約四年。
該教區的發言人說,他們立即向當局報告所有性侵犯指控,並在6月份實施「獨立和解與賠償計畫」(Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Program)。
「雖然金錢不能治癒被性侵的疤痕,但我希望該計畫在治療過程中能提供幫助,及提供一些安慰。」發言人卡洛琳‧厄斯泰(Carolyn Erstad)並指出:「我們的目的是聲援受害人。」
消息人士說,普羅切斯基在休了七年病假後,於2003年辭去神父職位。他已結婚,住在皇后區。
霍森說,受害人當中許多是來自波蘭,她們在未成年時被性侵,地點分別在聖十字架羅馬天主教會、學校、神父住所、私人住宅和其他地方。
加拉貝迪安說:「揭發此事的英雄是前教師琳達‧波卡羅(Linda Porcaro),她與我聯繫並協助受害人挺身而出。他說:「目前仍存有疑問:監事在哪裡?她向校方舉報此事,但在她舉報後,兒童仍然受到性侵犯。」
加拉貝迪安說,他已要求該教區把案件提交給索賠計畫,賠償被神父性侵的受害人。他說,他不會提訴訟,因紐約州的法律規定,追訴的有效期上限是七年。
當被問及她們過去為甚麼不舉報此事時,加拉貝迪安說,受害人當時感到孤立無助,沒有人會相信她們。
--沒有人會相信她們, it is very possible including their sisters...relatives. when i finally began telling my family side about the psycho abuser stealing/returned some, nono of my family side believe except my younger brother kind of believe me why would i create such story.
the reson is my husband is such good person, well-educated, working hard, when he denied the person existing and declared he bought 3-sets cameras system for me didn't catch the person. he didn't tell my family side frequently some one disconect the cameras power cable, always one of window/door was not locked, things did disappeared and some returned. that's why my family side thought i should visit psycholgist especially my sister, she told me her friend's brother wife got similar symptons...
my question is why my sister with me so long, never saw me had such problem in taiwan 40 years and she would believe my husband words. recently she strongly want me move near by her or her son I turned down, and told her I would stay away thost not believe what i said, because for that she hurt me lots in last 16? years.
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