SNAP press release December 21, 2004
Sons Sexually Abused by Clergy, Green Bay Moms Start Victim Support Group;
Mothers of sexually abused boys deliver letter to Bishop Zubick
Pair asks Zubik to lead interfaith effort to help families harmed by abuse

Survivors Network for those Abused by Priests (SNAP) -- Green Bay
December 21, 2004
For Immediate Release

When: 12:30pm Wednesday December 22, 2004

Where: Chancery Office, Diocese of Green Bay, 1910 S. Webster Avenue, Green Bay

Who: Two mothers of boys sexually abused by priests in Green Bay, parents, victims and supporters.

Contacts:
Alice Hodek (920) 497-0795,
Judith Schauer (920) 469-2776,
Peter Isely, SNAP Midwest Director, (414) 429-7259

What: Two mothers will deliver a letter to Bishop David A. Zubik of Green Bay asking him to announce contact information for Green Bay’s newly formed chapter of SNAP- Survivor’s Network of those Abused by Priests. The letter asks him to put contact information for SNAP in the Catholic newspaper The Compass, and on the diocesan website. The group will also ask the bishop to contact leaders of other local church denominations to do the same.

One of the mothers starting the SNAP Green Bay Chapter is Alice Hodek whose son brought charges that resulted in Father James Stein’s conviction. Mrs. Hodek stated: “People have been very supportive since Stein’s conviction and I hope others in the same situation will step forward, contact SNAP, and get the support that they need.”

We are members of SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, was founded in 1989 in Chicago. SNAP is the nation’s largest, oldest, and most active support group for women and men harmed by religious authority figures.

The SNAP toll free national telephone number is 1-877-SNAPHEALS (1-877-762-7432).

You can find SNAP online at www.snapnetwork.org.

Revised December 22, 2004.

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