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Nov 19, 2020, 8:44:00 AM11/19/20
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Protecting Pedophiles: Penn State and the Catholic Church in Kansas
Examining the religious right wing activism defending catholic clergy sex
abusers and the response of the church, it’s pretty easy to understand why
Joe Paterno didn’t do anything to protect the children being raped by
Jerry Sandusky.
He’s Joe Paterno and probably feels entitled to do whatever he wants, just
like Bill Donohue, Bishop Finn of Kansas City, the catholic pope, and the
entire catholic church hierarchy. Bill Donohue, Executive Director of
Catholic League Center for Religious and Civil Rights, wrote a post on
November 11, 2011 attacking a Kansas City Newspaper for spreading lies
about Rev. Shawn Ratigan, a catholic priest in Kansas City indicted for
possession of child pornography.
The indictment of Rev. Shawn Ratigan referenced in the Kansas City
newspaper, states:
“U.S. Attorney Beth Phillips said Tuesday that a federal grand jury
indicted Rev. Shawn Ratigan on 13 counts, including six counts of
producing child pornography. According to the indictment, Ratigan sexually
exploited five victims, ranging from age 2 to 12, over a six year period
of time.”
Ratigan’s case, and Donohue’s defense of him shows how the catholic church
routinely hides behind others to disguise their abject and almost total
disregard for the safety and protection of children from catholic clergy
sex predators.
The evidence supporting the Ratigan indictment are substantial. Here is a
summary:
In May of 2010, a letter from St. Patrick’s grade school filed a
formal letter of complaint about inappropriate behavior by Ratigan,
lack of boundaries, and an incident observed by parents and teachers
where he directed a fourth grade girl to sit on his lap and lean her
back against him for at least 5 minutes until parents went up to him
and alerted him he was being watched.
This letter further expressed the very serious concern that Ratigan
had upset many teachers and parents by his behavior who believed he
had many of the characteristics of a pedophile.
Read the entire letter here.
On December 16, 2010, Ratigan took his personal laptop to a computer
technician for repair.
The computer technician found several graphic images of girls under
the age of 12 with the focus of the picture on their vaginas.
The technician reported the images to the Kansas City diocese where
Ratigan was assigned.
On December 17, 2010, Ratigan attempted suicide and was hospitalized
The Kansas City diocese made a copy of the graphic images on Ratigan’s
laptop, then gave the laptop to Ratigan’s family.
Ratigan’s family destroyed the computer.
Then, five months later, law enforcement authorities were notified about
Ratigan’s possession of child pornography.
May 13, 2011, the disk containing the graphic images of children was
given to the police.
May 19, 2011, Ratigan was arrested for possession of child
pornography.
The police probable cause form states that Ratigan possessed a CD with 14
different images of child pornography of a 3-4 year old female identified
as “SN.”
Police investigated Ratigan’s church desktop and found many of the same
and additional graphic images of children. Many of the minor females were
identified and were being interviewed.
October 14, 2011, the Kansas City Star reported that Bishop Finn and the
diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph were being indicted on the misdemeanor
charge of failure to report child abuse.
Please read the Star’s reporting of this charge:
“(Bishop) Finn and the diocese had reasonable cause to believe that
Ratigan may have abused a child but did not report it to authorities
between Dec. 16, 2010, and May 11, 2011, the indictment alleged. Evidence
of that concern, the indictment said, was previous suspicions about
Ratigan’s behavior around children and the discovery in December 2010 of
hundreds of photos of children on Ratigan’s laptop.
Those photos included images of a child’s naked vagina and upskirt
pictures focusing on the child’s crotch.
Finn and the diocese also must have had concerns about Ratigan’s conduct
because they had restricted him from being around children after the
laptop images were discovered, according to the charges.
A diocesan official reported Ratigan to police on May 11.”
The prosecutor’s in this case indicted Bishop FInn and the catholoc
diocese after several months of reviewing the evidence, including the
school principal’s formal complaint from May 2010 and Ratigan’s explicit
images of children.
While this seems like a lot of evidence, Bill Donohue has been leading the
defense of Ratigan, Finn, and the catholic diocese with this false and
distorted post which I include in it’s entirety:
“KANSAS CITY STAR LIES AGAIN”
“The Star continued with its lies against the Diocese of Kansas City-St.
Joseph with a column by Barbara Shelly. Regarding the behavior of Fr.
Shawn Ratigan, she writes of “hundreds of explicit images of children”
found on the priest’s laptop last year. What she didn’t say is that none
of the photos were pornographic. And while a police officer and an
attorney were called immediately (the pictures were disturbing), no formal
complaint with the authorities was made. That’s because no one calls the
police about something that is not criminal. The Kansas City Star disturbs
me. Should I call 911?"
Shelly then says, “Not until five months later, when more disturbing
images turned up, did officials alert the police.” Wrong again: no new
photos triggered anything. What happened is that the cops were called even
though there was no complainant and no crime had been committed; they were
called because Ratigan violated an internal diocesan stricture limiting
his movement. Had the Diocese acted like other institutions, no one would
even know about this issue (it would have been handled internally the way
the Star handles matters that are unethical, but not criminal).
Shelly is also wrong to say that this case involves child abuse: no, it
involves the possibility that someone may have been abused. If Shelly were
right, she would be able to identify the victim. She can’t.
Shelly is also wrong to make reference to Ratigan as a pedophile. In fact,
he was officially diagnosed as suffering from depression, and was
explicitly deemed not to be a pedophile. Moreover, most of the acts
committed by miscreant priests were homosexual in nature, so once again
Shelly fails to tell the truth. The lies just keep on coming, and we will
correct every one of them.
Bill Donohue doesn’t just try to “spin” the story in a more positive
light. He changes the facts to fit his argument that the Ratigan, Finn,
the diocese, and catholics in general are getting a bad deal.
I have highlighted claims he makes above which are completely false. When
Donohue calls the Star and Shelly liars, he is using a common defense of
bully narcissists…projection.
Blame others for what you are doing yourself.
Donohue is using the strategy of most narcissists who want everyone to see
the world their way. It’s in Donohue’s interest for good catholics to be
swayed by his puffed-up blubbery.
Donohue has a doctorate in Sociology and is a respected scholar. His
changing the facts here is not a mistake. It’s a deliberate attempt to
defend men and a church who should not be defended.
As the Penn State case details continue to emerge, we will find the same
mistakes were made as those in the Ratigan case.
The other similarity is those in higher up positions are being held
accountable for their failure to report child abuse…finally.
The world will never see the end to the sexual abuse of children. We can
only hope for more responsible adults to take action immediately to
intervene and protect children who may be at risk or already being abused
as in the Penn State and Kansas City cases so sadly illustrate.
Examining the religious right wing activism defending catholic clergy sex
abusers and the response of the church, it’s pretty easy to understand why
Joe Paterno didn’t do anything to protect the children being raped by
Jerry Sandusky.
He’s Joe Paterno and probably feels entitled to do whatever he wants, just
like Bill Donohue, Bishop Finn of Kansas City, the catholic pope, and the
entire catholic church hierarchy. Bill Donohue, Executive Director of
Catholic League Center for Religious and Civil Rights, wrote a post on
November 11, 2011 attacking a Kansas City Newspaper for spreading lies
about Rev. Shawn Ratigan, a catholic priest in Kansas City indicted for
possession of child pornography.
The indictment of Rev. Shawn Ratigan referenced in the Kansas City
newspaper, states:
“U.S. Attorney Beth Phillips said Tuesday that a federal grand jury
indicted Rev. Shawn Ratigan on 13 counts, including six counts of
producing child pornography. According to the indictment, Ratigan sexually
exploited five victims, ranging from age 2 to 12, over a six year period
of time.”
Ratigan’s case, and Donohue’s defense of him shows how the catholic church
routinely hides behind others to disguise their abject and almost total
disregard for the safety and protection of children from catholic clergy
sex predators.
The evidence supporting the Ratigan indictment are substantial. Here is a
summary:
In May of 2010, a letter from St. Patrick’s grade school filed a
formal letter of complaint about inappropriate behavior by Ratigan,
lack of boundaries, and an incident observed by parents and teachers
where he directed a fourth grade girl to sit on his lap and lean her
back against him for at least 5 minutes until parents went up to him
and alerted him he was being watched.
This letter further expressed the very serious concern that Ratigan
had upset many teachers and parents by his behavior who believed he
had many of the characteristics of a pedophile.
Read the entire letter here.
On December 16, 2010, Ratigan took his personal laptop to a computer
technician for repair.
The computer technician found several graphic images of girls under
the age of 12 with the focus of the picture on their vaginas.
The technician reported the images to the Kansas City diocese where
Ratigan was assigned.
On December 17, 2010, Ratigan attempted suicide and was hospitalized
The Kansas City diocese made a copy of the graphic images on Ratigan’s
laptop, then gave the laptop to Ratigan’s family.
Ratigan’s family destroyed the computer.
Then, five months later, law enforcement authorities were notified about
Ratigan’s possession of child pornography.
May 13, 2011, the disk containing the graphic images of children was
given to the police.
May 19, 2011, Ratigan was arrested for possession of child
pornography.
The police probable cause form states that Ratigan possessed a CD with 14
different images of child pornography of a 3-4 year old female identified
as “SN.”
Police investigated Ratigan’s church desktop and found many of the same
and additional graphic images of children. Many of the minor females were
identified and were being interviewed.
October 14, 2011, the Kansas City Star reported that Bishop Finn and the
diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph were being indicted on the misdemeanor
charge of failure to report child abuse.
Please read the Star’s reporting of this charge:
“(Bishop) Finn and the diocese had reasonable cause to believe that
Ratigan may have abused a child but did not report it to authorities
between Dec. 16, 2010, and May 11, 2011, the indictment alleged. Evidence
of that concern, the indictment said, was previous suspicions about
Ratigan’s behavior around children and the discovery in December 2010 of
hundreds of photos of children on Ratigan’s laptop.
Those photos included images of a child’s naked vagina and upskirt
pictures focusing on the child’s crotch.
Finn and the diocese also must have had concerns about Ratigan’s conduct
because they had restricted him from being around children after the
laptop images were discovered, according to the charges.
A diocesan official reported Ratigan to police on May 11.”
The prosecutor’s in this case indicted Bishop FInn and the catholoc
diocese after several months of reviewing the evidence, including the
school principal’s formal complaint from May 2010 and Ratigan’s explicit
images of children.
While this seems like a lot of evidence, Bill Donohue has been leading the
defense of Ratigan, Finn, and the catholic diocese with this false and
distorted post which I include in it’s entirety:
“KANSAS CITY STAR LIES AGAIN”
“The Star continued with its lies against the Diocese of Kansas City-St.
Joseph with a column by Barbara Shelly. Regarding the behavior of Fr.
Shawn Ratigan, she writes of “hundreds of explicit images of children”
found on the priest’s laptop last year. What she didn’t say is that none
of the photos were pornographic. And while a police officer and an
attorney were called immediately (the pictures were disturbing), no formal
complaint with the authorities was made. That’s because no one calls the
police about something that is not criminal. The Kansas City Star disturbs
me. Should I call 911?"
Shelly then says, “Not until five months later, when more disturbing
images turned up, did officials alert the police.” Wrong again: no new
photos triggered anything. What happened is that the cops were called even
though there was no complainant and no crime had been committed; they were
called because Ratigan violated an internal diocesan stricture limiting
his movement. Had the Diocese acted like other institutions, no one would
even know about this issue (it would have been handled internally the way
the Star handles matters that are unethical, but not criminal).
Shelly is also wrong to say that this case involves child abuse: no, it
involves the possibility that someone may have been abused. If Shelly were
right, she would be able to identify the victim. She can’t.
Shelly is also wrong to make reference to Ratigan as a pedophile. In fact,
he was officially diagnosed as suffering from depression, and was
explicitly deemed not to be a pedophile. Moreover, most of the acts
committed by miscreant priests were homosexual in nature, so once again
Shelly fails to tell the truth. The lies just keep on coming, and we will
correct every one of them.
Bill Donohue doesn’t just try to “spin” the story in a more positive
light. He changes the facts to fit his argument that the Ratigan, Finn,
the diocese, and catholics in general are getting a bad deal.
I have highlighted claims he makes above which are completely false. When
Donohue calls the Star and Shelly liars, he is using a common defense of
bully narcissists…projection.
Blame others for what you are doing yourself.
Donohue is using the strategy of most narcissists who want everyone to see
the world their way. It’s in Donohue’s interest for good catholics to be
swayed by his puffed-up blubbery.
Donohue has a doctorate in Sociology and is a respected scholar. His
changing the facts here is not a mistake. It’s a deliberate attempt to
defend men and a church who should not be defended.
As the Penn State case details continue to emerge, we will find the same
mistakes were made as those in the Ratigan case.
The other similarity is those in higher up positions are being held
accountable for their failure to report child abuse…finally.
The world will never see the end to the sexual abuse of children. We can
only hope for more responsible adults to take action immediately to
intervene and protect children who may be at risk or already being abused
as in the Penn State and Kansas City cases so sadly illustrate.
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Sep 29, 2023, 5:20:04 AM9/29/23
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In article <uf5ern$3b2h$9...@dont-email.me>
fudgepacking queer <homos...@monkeypox.com> wrote:
>
Labor Secretary Marty Walsh protected records that show the
Boston police union knew about sexual crimes committed by a top
official who this week was convicted for raping six children.
The Monday conviction of Patrick Rose on 21 counts related to
sexual assault of minors puts the spotlight on Walsh, who as
Boston's mayor blocked records showing the city's police
department knew about Rose's sexual crimes for decades. The
records, which were released by Walsh's successor, are damaging
to the city's powerful police union, which was led by the now-
convicted child rapist during Walsh's tenure as mayor.
After Rose's 2020 arrest for child rape, the Boston Globe
requested records of a 1995 police department investigation into
sexual assault allegations against the then-patrolman. Walsh
claimed he could not release the records because they would
include the name of Rose's victim. But months after Walsh
stepped down to join the Labor Department, the city released the
records, which conceal the victim's name and show that an
internal police investigation concluded Rose likely sexually
assaulted a 12-year-old boy.
Patrick Semmens, vice president of the National Right to Work
Legal Defense Foundation, said a more thorough investigation is
still needed to determine who knew about Rose's behavior and why
Walsh wanted to keep the records secret.
"It certainly calls further into question Marty Walsh's ability
to oversee union transparency which he is now in charge of at
the Department of Labor," Semmens told the Washington Free
Beacon.
The Department of Labor did not respond to a request for comment.
Rose was not the only accused abuser at the Boston Police
Department about whom Walsh withheld information. A Boston
police officer swore in an affidavit that Walsh was aware of
domestic abuse allegations against former police commissioner
Dennis White when the former mayor appointed him to the
position. Walsh suspended White after the Globe reported on the
accusations, but the mayor claimed he was unaware of the
allegations. The Globe sought additional police records into
White's alleged abuse, but Walsh spiked the request.
Walsh delayed an investigation into White, which was released
one day after a Senate panel advanced Walsh's appointment as
head of the Labor Department. Then-Suffolk County district
attorney Rachael Rollins (D.), who now serves as Biden's U.S.
attorney for the District of Massachusetts, publicly accused
Walsh of either "lying" or committing gross incompetence over
the White scandal.
The records on Rose show the union fought to have him taken off
desk duty after the investigation into his sexual assault. The
Boston Police Patrolmen's Association threatened to file a
grievance on his behalf, according to the records. He went on to
work as an officer for more than two decades, eventually
becoming president of the police union from 2014 to 2017, before
his retirement in 2018.
Rose pleaded guilty to 21 counts of child rape and sexual
assault and was sentenced to 10 to 13 years in prison as well as
10 years of probation. Most of the crimes stem back to the
1990s, according to prosecutors, who also said the original 1995
charges investigated by the department were dropped after Rose
intimidated the victim.
The Globe reported that Rose as an officer continued to be in
contact with vulnerable children, including a 14-year-old girl
who called police to say she was raped and a special needs child
whom he drove home.
https://freebeacon.com/biden-administration/biden-labor-
secretary-covered-for-police-union-that-enabled-a-convicted-
child-rapist/
fudgepacking queer <homos...@monkeypox.com> wrote:
>
Labor Secretary Marty Walsh protected records that show the
Boston police union knew about sexual crimes committed by a top
official who this week was convicted for raping six children.
The Monday conviction of Patrick Rose on 21 counts related to
sexual assault of minors puts the spotlight on Walsh, who as
Boston's mayor blocked records showing the city's police
department knew about Rose's sexual crimes for decades. The
records, which were released by Walsh's successor, are damaging
to the city's powerful police union, which was led by the now-
convicted child rapist during Walsh's tenure as mayor.
After Rose's 2020 arrest for child rape, the Boston Globe
requested records of a 1995 police department investigation into
sexual assault allegations against the then-patrolman. Walsh
claimed he could not release the records because they would
include the name of Rose's victim. But months after Walsh
stepped down to join the Labor Department, the city released the
records, which conceal the victim's name and show that an
internal police investigation concluded Rose likely sexually
assaulted a 12-year-old boy.
Patrick Semmens, vice president of the National Right to Work
Legal Defense Foundation, said a more thorough investigation is
still needed to determine who knew about Rose's behavior and why
Walsh wanted to keep the records secret.
"It certainly calls further into question Marty Walsh's ability
to oversee union transparency which he is now in charge of at
the Department of Labor," Semmens told the Washington Free
Beacon.
The Department of Labor did not respond to a request for comment.
Rose was not the only accused abuser at the Boston Police
Department about whom Walsh withheld information. A Boston
police officer swore in an affidavit that Walsh was aware of
domestic abuse allegations against former police commissioner
Dennis White when the former mayor appointed him to the
position. Walsh suspended White after the Globe reported on the
accusations, but the mayor claimed he was unaware of the
allegations. The Globe sought additional police records into
White's alleged abuse, but Walsh spiked the request.
Walsh delayed an investigation into White, which was released
one day after a Senate panel advanced Walsh's appointment as
head of the Labor Department. Then-Suffolk County district
attorney Rachael Rollins (D.), who now serves as Biden's U.S.
attorney for the District of Massachusetts, publicly accused
Walsh of either "lying" or committing gross incompetence over
the White scandal.
The records on Rose show the union fought to have him taken off
desk duty after the investigation into his sexual assault. The
Boston Police Patrolmen's Association threatened to file a
grievance on his behalf, according to the records. He went on to
work as an officer for more than two decades, eventually
becoming president of the police union from 2014 to 2017, before
his retirement in 2018.
Rose pleaded guilty to 21 counts of child rape and sexual
assault and was sentenced to 10 to 13 years in prison as well as
10 years of probation. Most of the crimes stem back to the
1990s, according to prosecutors, who also said the original 1995
charges investigated by the department were dropped after Rose
intimidated the victim.
The Globe reported that Rose as an officer continued to be in
contact with vulnerable children, including a 14-year-old girl
who called police to say she was raped and a special needs child
whom he drove home.
https://freebeacon.com/biden-administration/biden-labor-
secretary-covered-for-police-union-that-enabled-a-convicted-
child-rapist/
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