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SNAPSteubenville Press Release RE: Fr. John Nadzam, April 3, 2009

For immediate release, Friday,  April 3, 2009

Statement from Judy Jones,  SNAP Director Southeastern Ohio,  636-433-2511
 
We applaud the victim who was strong enough to report the abuse that they suffered. 
 
We urge anyone who saw suspected of suffered crimes or misdeeds by Father John B. Nadzam to seek help from independent sources, not church officials.
 
When victims and witnesses stay silent, nothing changes and kids keep getting hurt. When victims and witnesses find the courage to speak up, at least there's a chance for healing, justice and prevention.
 
(SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, is the nation’s oldest and largest support group for clergy abuse victims. We’ve been around for 20 years and have more than 8,000 members across the country. Despite the word “priest” in our title, we have members who were molested by religious figures of all denominations, including nuns, rabbis, bishops, and Protestant ministers. Our website is SNAPnetwork.org)
 
Contact:

Judy  Jones,  SNAP director southeastern Ohio   636-433-2511
David Clohessy,  SNAP National Director   314-566-9790
Barb Dorris, SNAP Outreach Director   314-62-76


http://home.catholicweb.com/diosteub/index.cfm/NewsItem?id=261331

Statement published in the Steubenville Register
re Fr. Nadzam
04/03/2009

STEUBENVILLE ­   The Diocese of Steubenville has received what it considers to be a substantiated allegation of abuse of a minor child by Father John B. Nadzam.  Father Nadzam died in February 2005.

The incident of abuse was described as having occurred in the 1970s. Diocesan officials, acting in accord with the Diocese of Steubenville “Decree on Child Protection,” notified local civil authorities when they first learned of the allegation.

Ordained to the priesthood in 1950, Father Nadzam served parishes in Steubenville, Buchtel, Chesapeake, Fairpoint, Dillonvale, Pomeroy and Shadyside and a mission in Modoc while in the Steubenville Diocese. He also was a teacher at Catholic Central High School, Steubenville, and principal of St. Joseph Central High School, Ironton.

If anyone has been abused by Father Nadzam, or anyone else connected to the Diocese of Steubenville, he or she should contact Msgr. Kurt H. Kemo, vicar general of the Diocese of Steubenville, by telephone at (740) 282-3631 or through e-mail at kkemo@diosteub.org, as well as local civil authorities. When allegations are made concerning child abuse, they are dealt with in a straightforward and compassionate manner. We are committed to full compliance with state law and church policy on abuse.

At the same time, I ask for prayers for those who are victims of child abuse and for those who are perpetrators of child abuse, particularly within the Catholic Church.

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