A
Matter Of Truth
is the
first,
national, survivor-driven organization
committed
to obtaining federal intervention and assistance in
unveiling the truth about religious personnel and their
institutions
who are responsible for the sexual abuse of children and
vulnerable adults.
Experience and knowledge have convinced us that abuse by
religious is epidemic in our country.
The time of tolerating, concealing, and ignoring this abuse
and its secrecy
for the sake of protecting religious and civil institutions
must come to an end.
No religious personnel, no religious institution, and no
civil official is above the Law,
and if the Laws are inadequate then it is our duty as
United States citizens to see to their change.
Urgent News
From Rev. Tom Doyle:
July 28, 2007
I am working on some new cases
involving kids who were abused in orphanages. I have a few
documents on orphanages as well as a couple books. Could
you use your web pages etc. to spread the word that I am
looking for documentation such as articles or books about
abuse in orphanages. Thanks. Tom
You may send information to
Tom Doyle using our contact page (in the column to the
left). Thank you.
August 1, 2007
To all of you who have responded to
John's website in response to my request for information
about orphanages, I want to express my very sincere thanks.
The response has been fantastic thus far with much more
information than I expected. The quantity if awesome and
the quality exceptional. What started off as a look-see as
to what was out there in order to bolster a case I am
working on has evolved. For years I have known about sexual
abuse by nuns, priests and brothers in orphanages and
special homes. I was an expert on a number of cases from a
Vermont orphanage in 1997 and was also involved in the
Mount Cashel (Newfoundland) debacle. Perhaps the most heart
wrenching case was that of Joey Busam, a special needs man
who was in the care of a small group of Brothers in Ohio
until he contracted AIDS from them. Joey died several years
later but his family carry on the fight for justice in his
name. I have also been involved in cases from Ireland.
My plan is to go through all the material and prepare a
summary with a key to sources. I want to circulate my
findings in hopes of igniting a fire to get attention for
the thousands who have been sexually, physically and
spiritually assaulted and abused by nuns, brothers, priests
or lay employees in orphanages. These are perhaps the most
vicious cases because the victims are trapped with no where
to turn for help.
My deep gratitude to al of you who have been so kind as to
respond. I will do my best to use the material for the most
effective purposes. Tom Doyle