Adam_PoE Senior Member Gender: Male
Sex Abuse: It's Not Just for Priests Anymore
quote: "Nun Pleads No Contest in Sex Abuse" New York Times
A Roman Catholic nun pleaded no contest yesterday to two counts of indecent behavior with a child in connection with accusations from the 1960s when she was a principal and teacher at a Catholic school in Milwaukee.
The nun, Norma Giannini, 79, faces up to 20 years in prison for what prosecutors say was sexual abuse of two male students.
Although dozens of nuns have been accused of sexual abuse, often in civil lawsuits, Sister Giannini is one of the first to face criminal charges, said Anne Barrett Doyle, co-director of
BishopAccountability.org , a group that compiles reports about abuse in the Roman Catholic Church.
Mary Pat Fox, president of Voice of the Faithful, a lay group formed in response to the Catholic sexual abuse scandal, said she hoped the case would encourage more victims of nuns to come forward. “I think this is the tip of the iceberg,” Ms. Fox said.
According to a criminal complaint filed by the Milwaukee County district attorney’s office, Sister Giannini repeatedly assaulted the two boys while they were in middle school at St. Patrick School. The complaint said the assaults included intercourse and occurred in numerous locations, including a convent and a classroom.
The men who say they were abused, Gerald Kobs and James St. Patrick, now in their 50s, attended Monday’s hearing in Milwaukee.
“This is just a tragic situation for everyone involved,” said Sister Betty Smith, president of the Regional Community of Chicago of the Sisters of Mercy, the religious order to which Sister Giannini belongs.
Sister Smith said Sister Giannini had been removed from work with minors after one of the men came forward with accusations in 1992. She will be sentenced on Feb. 1.
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Bardock42 Junior Member Gender: Unspecified
Now we just need to know in what way her husband was involved.
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07:32 PM
Robtard Senor Member Gender: Unspecified
quote: (post ) Originally posted by Bardock42 Now we just need to know in what way her husband was involved.
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quote: (post ) Originally posted by Robtard God has nothing to do with it.
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Robtard Senor Member Gender: Unspecified
quote: (post ) Originally posted by Devil King I dunno. I saw a show last night that had a catholic priest who said that most of the "miracles" in the old testament were the work of Aliens. (Certainly not more insane that the idea that some all powerful space daddy is floating above our heads, but a suprise, none the less.) What if Alien abductions are just perverted angels, molesting the human race?
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quote: (post ) Originally posted by Robtard He isn't very Catholic then, I guess. But yes, his ideas aren't any more absurd.
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quote: (post ) Originally posted by Adam_PoE
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quote: (post ) Originally posted by Zeal Ex Nihilo BECAUSE CHRISTIANITY IS STOOPID
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chithappens Senior Member Gender: Unspecified
Maybe they were innfluenced by the words of Socrates and Plato on true friendship.
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dadudemon Senior Member Gender: Male
quote: (post ) Originally posted by chithappens Maybe they were innfluenced by the words of Socrates and Plato on true friendship.
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She's 79. I bet her boobs are all saggy.
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quote: (post ) Originally posted by Devil King I was under the impression that you didn't think catholicism was a legitimate branch of Christianity?
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Darth Macabre Grey King of the Debb Gender: Male
Was she hot back then?
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dadudemon Senior Member Gender: Male
quote: (post ) Originally posted by Darth Macabre Was she hot back then?
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quote: (post ) Originally posted by Zeal Ex Nihilo You have me confused with Marchello.
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anaconda Jukebox Gender: Unspecified
quote: Exactly...I wouldn't have minded being molested by Julie Andrews from sound of music when I was a boy.
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dadudemon Senior Member Gender: Male
quote: (post ) Originally posted by anaconda
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Sadako of Girth Extreme Mode Gender: Male
I dont think being married would be the answer.
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BackFire Blood. It's nature's lube Gender: Male
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Was the nun hot?
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Sadako of Girth Extreme Mode Gender: Male
Probably was..... Thats why the habit was probably removed, I'd bet.
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