SNAP leaders resign, group faces suit on legal practices
Two leaders in an organization advocating for children sexually abused by Catholic priests have resigned. Meanwhile, the group faces a lawsuit from a former employee alleging that the group colluded with lawyers to refer clients and to profit from settlements.
David Clohessy, longtime executive director of SNAP, Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, said January 24 that he left in December and that his departure had nothing to do with the lawsuit, which was filed in Illinois on January 17.
“My last day was five weeks ago, before this lawsuit ever happened,” Clohessy said by phone from his home in St. Louis, where SNAP has its main office.
