By Free Republic | Created at 2024-09-23 16:50:05 | Updated at 2024-09-30 13:30:56
6 days ago
Clergy Sex-Abuse Victim Cries Foul Over How Kamala Harris Treated Him Two Decades Ago
https://www.ncregister.com/news/ ^ | July 30, 2024 | Matthew McDonald
Posted on 09/23/2024 9:31:22 AM PDT by NKP_Vet
Kamala Harris is emphasizing her experience as a prosecutor in her campaign for president, which is drawing attention to her decisions as a district attorney two decades ago — including how she handled victims of sex abuse by Catholic clergy.
Some advocates for victims say she didn’t help them when she could have — particularly during a seven-year period when she had control of personnel files of Catholic priests accused of sex crimes.
It’s not a new claim; critics have made it during at least two of Harris’ prior runs for higher office.
Joey Piscitelli, 69, a clergy sex-abuse victim and activist, told the Register that when Harris was San Francisco’s district attorney from 2004 to 2011, he couldn’t get documents from her, couldn’t get a meeting with her, and couldn’t even get an acknowledgment that he’d tried.
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This story has not seen the light of day on the MSN. Democrats on CNN and PMSNBC will not cover the story. Same goes for Fox News. Newsmax did interview Joey Piscitelli, but it went nowhere.
Cardinal William Levada who, as archbishop of San Francisco in 2003, worked closely with Kamala Harris, first to get her elected District Attorney of SF, then afterward when Harris dropped all pending charges against SF priests and did not proceed with any further investigations. Check out this Associated Press report and form your own opinions: https://apnews.com/united-states-presidential-election-general-news-ecc0da5f6ac94b13be11e2a388967a85 Victims question Kamala Harris' record on clergy abuse | AP News
1 posted on 09/23/2024 9:31:22 AM PDT by NKP_Vet
To: NKP_Vet
Wonder if the New York Post would now cover it if they didn’t before?
2 posted on 09/23/2024 9:38:31 AM PDT by OttawaFreeper ("The Gardens was founded by men-sportsmen-who fought for their country" Conn Smythe, 1966 )
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