Statement by Bob Swart, St. Louis SNAP Co-director, Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, a support group

Regarding the nine year sentence given today to Fr. David Malsch for child porn

Kids will be far more protected with Malsch in a real prison, instead of in a Catholic retreat for child molesters.

We hope this sentence will lead Missouri political and Catholic officials to re-think the practice of bringing abusive clergy from all across the US to poorly-supervised church-run pedophile priest centers in our area.

If Malsch hurt other children, either in Wisconsin or Missouri, we hope they will not be complacent and stay silent. Instead, we hope they'll still come forward, get help, and pursue more criminal charges against this clearly dangerous predator.

(He was found with 28 images of kiddie porn. Years ago, he was convicted of fondling 14 year old disabled boy in Wisconsin.)

For more info:
David Clohessy 314 566 9790,

Barb Dorris 862 7688