An investigation has led to a released 900 report detailing over 1000 child *** abuse scandals committed by more than 300 priests across the state of PA and covered up by the church.
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Among some of these horrid cases are:
• In Harrisburg, a priest raped a 7-year-old girl who was in the hospital after her tonsils were removed, according to the report.
• In Scranton, a priest who later served prison time for abusing children was found to have been HIV-positive for years.
• In the Greensburg diocese, a priest impregnated a 17-year-old, forged a pastor's signature on a marriage certificate and divorced the girl months later. According to the grand jury, the priest was allowed to stay in ministry by finding a "benevolent bishop."
• A priest in the Diocese of Erie admitted to assaulting at least a dozen boys, yet was later thanked by the bishop for "all that you have done for God's people."
• Another priest in Greensburg groomed middle-school students for ***, according to the grand jury, by telling them that Mary had to "bite off the cord" and "lick" Jesus clean after the Nativity.
• In Harrisburg, a priest abused five sisters from the same family and collected samples of their urine, pubic hair and menstrual blood.
• A 14-year-old altar boy at St. Joseph in Frackville, Pennsylvania, the Father Ganster fondled and groped him.
“On one occasion, Ganster dragged the boy across a living room floor, pulling him by the underwear. Ganster also beat the victim repeatedly, once using a metal cross,” the report states. “The abuse at the hands of Ganster lasted for over one-and-a-half years and all happened in St. Joseph's Rectory.”
Ganster wrote to the diocese and expressed that he hoped to use the diocese as a reference for a job he was seeking at Walt Disney World.
“Despite knowing Ganster was a sexual predator, Monsignor [Anthony] Muntone, [of the Diocese of Allentown], responded to Ganster's request for a reference by writing, ‘I am quite sure that the Diocese will be able to give you a positive reference in regard to the work you did during your years of service here as a priest,’” the report stated.
Ganster was hired by Walt Disney World, where he worked for the next 18 years, according to the report.
Almost always these cases were handled internally without notifying the authorities and known predators were allowed to continue their priesthood and transferred to new communities unaware of the priest’s prior conduct.
And this all happened in one state. I can't even begin to imagine how many more cases like this exist across the country.
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Among some of these horrid cases are:
• In Harrisburg, a priest raped a 7-year-old girl who was in the hospital after her tonsils were removed, according to the report.
• In Scranton, a priest who later served prison time for abusing children was found to have been HIV-positive for years.
• In the Greensburg diocese, a priest impregnated a 17-year-old, forged a pastor's signature on a marriage certificate and divorced the girl months later. According to the grand jury, the priest was allowed to stay in ministry by finding a "benevolent bishop."
• A priest in the Diocese of Erie admitted to assaulting at least a dozen boys, yet was later thanked by the bishop for "all that you have done for God's people."
• Another priest in Greensburg groomed middle-school students for ***, according to the grand jury, by telling them that Mary had to "bite off the cord" and "lick" Jesus clean after the Nativity.
• In Harrisburg, a priest abused five sisters from the same family and collected samples of their urine, pubic hair and menstrual blood.
• A 14-year-old altar boy at St. Joseph in Frackville, Pennsylvania, the Father Ganster fondled and groped him.
“On one occasion, Ganster dragged the boy across a living room floor, pulling him by the underwear. Ganster also beat the victim repeatedly, once using a metal cross,” the report states. “The abuse at the hands of Ganster lasted for over one-and-a-half years and all happened in St. Joseph's Rectory.”
Ganster wrote to the diocese and expressed that he hoped to use the diocese as a reference for a job he was seeking at Walt Disney World.
“Despite knowing Ganster was a sexual predator, Monsignor [Anthony] Muntone, [of the Diocese of Allentown], responded to Ganster's request for a reference by writing, ‘I am quite sure that the Diocese will be able to give you a positive reference in regard to the work you did during your years of service here as a priest,’” the report stated.
Ganster was hired by Walt Disney World, where he worked for the next 18 years, according to the report.
Almost always these cases were handled internally without notifying the authorities and known predators were allowed to continue their priesthood and transferred to new communities unaware of the priest’s prior conduct.
And this all happened in one state. I can't even begin to imagine how many more cases like this exist across the country.
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