புனித கத்தோலிக்க கிறிஸ்துவ கன்யாஸ்திரியால் கற்பழிக்கப்பட்ட சிறுவர்கள்

மில்வாக்கியில் பிரின்ஸிபாலாகவும் ஆசிரியராகவும் இருந்தபோது, கன்ஸ்யாஸ்திரி நார்மா கியானின்னி இரண்டு சிறுவர்களை கற்பழித்திருக்கிறார் என்பது கண்டுபிடிக்கப்பட்டு அவர் தற்போது சிறைவாசத்தை எதிர்நோக்கியிருக்கிறார்.

இந்த குற்றங்களை வெளிக்கொணர உழைக்கும் அமைப்பின் தலைவரான மேரி பாட் பாக்ஸ் என்பவர் இது வெறும் துளிதான், பனிக்கட்டியின் கீழே இருப்பது போன்ற ஏராளமான குற்றங்கள் வெளிவர காத்திருக்கின்றன என்று கூறியுள்ளார்.

Nun Pleads No Contest in Sex Abuse
By CATRIN EINHORN
Published: November 13, 2007

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.