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Between the Philadelphia priest sex abuse scandal and the Kansas City priest child porn scandal, it has been a rough year for the Catholic Church. Now, another scandal has surfaced.
Another Catholic priest, Curtis Carl Wehmeyer, who was a priest at The Church of the Blessed Sacrament in Minneapolis, pled guilty last month to various child sex abuse charges, as well as nearly 20 charges of possessing child porn.
The priest admitted to abusing two brothers who were under 15 at the time the abuse occurred, in 2010. He gave them alcohol and marijuana before molesting them. One of the victims was 10 years old when the abuse occurred.
The Catholic Church needs an in depth review and massive changes to its policies and procedures relating to reporting priests suspected of committing sex abuse or possessing child porn. The Catholic Church cannot sustain its pattern of denial and shielding. These three criminal cases occurred in three different states, and demonstrate the pervasiveness of child sex abuse and porn issues within the priesthood of the Catholic Church.
Related Pennsylvania Priest/Church Sex Abuse Legal Articles:
- The Repressed Memory Theory in Pennsylvania Priest and Child Sex Abuse Cases
- What to Expect in Priest/Clergy Sexual Abuse Civil Lawsuits in Pennsylvania or New Jersey
- Pennsylvania Priest Sex Abuse Law: The Fraudulent Concealment Exception to the Statute of Limitations
- Pennsylvania Child Sex Abuse Law: The Statute of Limitations
Priest/Church Sex Abuse Lawyer & Former Sex Crimes Unit Prosecutor
Former sex crimes unit prosecutor, Guy D’Andrea, has devoted his entire career to helping victims of sex abuse find justice. For a free, confidential consultation about a Pennsylvania or New Jersey priest/clergy sex abuse case, call Click To Call. Mr. he’s law firm has the resources and experience to handle matters outside the Pennsylvania and New Jersey area, and the firm’s sex abuse lawyers can be admitted into other states such as New York.
*source: www.startribune.com, “The Rev. Curtis Wehmeyer, ex-pastor at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, admits he molested two boys and possessed child porn.”, 11/8/12
