A criminal investigation of allegations that the Rev. Robert Osborne, the former president of Vianney High School, molested two students has ended with no criminal charges.
Based on the conviction that priests are guilty until proven innocent, SNAP expresses disappointment that St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Robert McCulloch concluded that "there was no evidence at all of criminal conduct [by Fr. Osborne]."
"We are disappointed that no criminal charges are being filed against Osborne now, but hope that others who he manipulated and exploited will come forward soon," said Barbara Dorris, a SNAP member.
Perhaps, SNAP can find someone who can be "manipulated" by an expert at planting "repressed memories"?
[Fr.] Osborne, 73, has always denied the accusations. He remains a defendant in a civil suit filed in February by one of the alleged victims. That case is set for trial in April.
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Speaking for Osborne, his attorney, J. Martin Hadican said Wednesday, "Father Osborne is elated with the outcome and grateful for the thorough investigation."
SNAP, unable to deal with facts that support priests and their claims of innocence, has to spin the issue to save face while continuing to blame the priests:
SNAP National Director David Clohessy said prosecutors must meet a high bar to file criminal charges, and added, "It's really tempting but naive and reckless to assume this is an exoneration."
We can be thankful that prosecutors must deal with facts. SNAP, however, is satisfied to condemn and convict others based on unproven allegations. It seems that the qualities of objectivity, fairness and justice are absent in many SNAP members, yet they demand these same qualities from others...
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