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November 6, 2003 - 48 US Priests Convicted between Jan 2002 and Nov 2003
October 12, 2003 - In Memory of Jim Kelly
July 30, 2003 -- 1962 Vatican Document  (1.7MB)  and the Boston Herald Article about document
July 23, 2003 -- MA Attorney General Riley Grand Jury Report
July 31, 2003 -- The Boston Grand Jury Report on Catholic Clergy Sexual Abuse
Why Its Conclusion that Criminal Charges are Stale is Wrong
July 22, 2003 -- Boston, MA -- Open Letter to Governor Romney, Speaker Finneran and Attorney General Reilly
Regarding Needed Actions to Keep Kids Safe
June 18, 2003 Report: Interim Report of Total Number of Allegedly Abusive Priests in the United States
      released by Survivors First at the U.S. Bishops Conference.   [PDF (1.5MB)]   [PDF.ZIP (461KB)]

Corrections to June 18th Report

Jan 12, 2003: NY Times Front Page, Landmark study (article, table)
-- SurvivorsFirst.org uses the same methodology as NY Times, so results can easily be compared.

Bishops' Survey

The US Bishops through the National Review Board have commissioned John Jay College to do a study of alleged priests. Here is an unconfirmed copy of the survey.

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T he #1 Legislative Reform to Keep Children Safe (it's not mandatory reporting).    HTML OR MS-Word (added Apr 16)

Girls Count Too (added Jan 6)

Picture Gallery of Convicted Priests (*Caution. Pictures may be emotional*)

Important Information Regarding Survivors, Priests and Catholic Laity

What is SurvivorsFirst.org?

Based in Boston, SurvivorsFirst.org is an advocate group for survivors of clergy sexual abuse. Members include non-victims and survivors of abuse who work on advocacy and volunteer solutions to the scandal. SurvivorsFirst.org is not a support group or a religious group. Advocacy and volunteer work are organized in four areas: healing, prevention, public awareness, and fund raising for survivor-support groups.

This web site is maintained by survivors, their supporters and dedicated Catholics.
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