Incollo un messaggio che ho inviato altre volte nel forum a proposito del fatto che simili fatti accadono in tutte le denominazioni e gruppi. Non si salvano i TdG ma nemmeno gli altri:
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Questo genere di fatti però accadono in tutte le comunità ed i gruppi. In questa pagina
reformation.com/CSA/variousabuse.html vi è un lungo elenco di persone, appartenenti a varie denominazioni religiose, che sono state condannate per reati di carattere sessuale. Vi figurano molti TdG, ma anche diversi appartenenti ad altre denominazioni. Per esempio, la "St. Paul United Church of Christ in Cincinnati", il "New Beginnings Christian Center", il segretario di un vescovo Mormone (LDS = Last Day Saints), un membro della chiesa Pentecostale, dei pastori della "Evergreen Alliance Church", il pastore della "Jun de Jesus of the New Tribes Mission in Tagbilaran City", un vescovo mormone scomunicato che ha fondato una nuova "chiesa" chiamata "Jesus Christ of the United World Order", il 77 ministro della "New Jeruselum Pentacostal Church", un insegnante degli Avventisti del Settimo Giorno, un ministro della "Calvary Community Church"... ecc. ecc. Accanto alla notizia compare molto speso il link da cui è stata tratta.
In questo elenco vengono menzionati solo gli abusi sessuali che si sono verificati in comunità del mondo evangelico/protestante.
All'elenco andrebbero quindi aggiunti anche i numerosi casi di abusi, spesso denunciati dalla stampa, che avvengono nel mondo cattolico.
La pagina principale del sito:
reformation.com/
A proposito degli abusi sessuali in "casa avventista" il sito elenca questi episodi:
DUNNE James Paul, 46 Melbourne Seventh Day Adventist primary school teacher. Receives maximum 7 year and 2 month jail sentence in Melbourne County Court after pleading guilty to 30 counts of indecent assault and 1 of sexual penetration against boy, aged 11 to 14, over 3 year period between 1984 and 1987 while teacher at Nunawading Seventh Day Adventist primary school, in Melbourne's east, where abuse occurred. Court hears Dunne, of Lilydale, used his religion to control boy and often prayed with him after abusing him "probably hundreds of times". Report reveals church tried to buy victim's silence with bribe of $125,000.(Victoria, Australia, 2002).
NOBBS Stephen Enoch, 69 Norfolk Island Seventh Day Adventist senior deacon, fund-raiser and "pillar of community". Receives suspended 12 month jail sentence in Norfolk Island Supreme Court after being convicted on 6 child sex offences, including 2 counts of indecent assault and 4 of performing indecent act, against 2 girls, aged 7 and 13, in 1981 and again in 1996-8 at Norfolk Island. Report says up to 90 members of island's 1800-strong community affected by case and that conviction may be "tip of iceberg" of "long-repressed tradition of sexual abuse". (NORFOLK ISLAND, 2001).
BLENNERHASSET Earl Ross, 27 Melbourne Seventh Day Adventist. Pleads guilty in Melbourne County Court to 7 charges, including 3 counts of physical assault and 1 of child stealing, against girl, aged 12, in 1999 at Seventh Day Adventist church in Melbourne. Court hears Blennerhasset, of Croydon, grabbed girl after asking her to go to toilet with him during church service. (Victoria, Australia, 1999).
CURNUCK Lawrence Joseph, 74 Busselton Seventh Day Adventist youth leader. Receives 12 year jail sentence in Bunbury Supreme Court after pleading guilty to 20 child sex offences, including 14 counts of unlawful sexual intercourse, 5 of indecent assault and 1 of indecent dealing, against at least 2 girls, aged around 14, during 1970s at Busselton, south of Perth. Court hears Curnuck, of Busselton, took young girls on camping trips and other activities where he raped and molested them. Judge says Curnuck abused his authority by sexually abusing girls in church group settings. Court told Curnuck earlier received 18 month jail sentence for indecently assaulting child, aged 14, in 1951. (Western Australia, Australia, 1999).
MIKKLESEN Raymond, 71 Sydney Seventh Day Adventist church member. Receives 3 year $5000 good behaviour bond in Sydney District Court after pleading guilty to 2 counts of indecently assaulting girl, aged 12, between 1982 and 1987. Court hears Mikklesen, of Clovelly, Sydney, assaulted girl on 2 occasions resulting in victim suffering from severe depression, inability to work, low self esteem and weight problems. Report in 1998 says Mikklesen attended Seventh Day Adventist Church at Woollahra, Sydney. (New South Wales, Australia, 1998).
Barry William Katzer, 32, is charged with a 2nd degree sex offense involving an underage victim, possession of child pornography and unnatural and perverted sex acts. He was held in lieu of $50,000 bond. Katzer was arrested after an anonymous caller asked police to check on the welfare of a boy who was with Katzer at a motel. Police found pornographic magazines and tapes in the room. Katzer gave officers a business card that identified him as the pastor of the Butler-Richland Seventh-Day Adventist Church pastor. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 8/28/95)
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Saluti
Achille Lorenzi