1/ Last month, @emilyschwing reported that among all 27 Jesuit Universities in the U.S., @GonzagaU has the highest number of priests accused of sexual misconduct who also taught at the school.
She still has questions ... revealnews.org/episodes/unrep…
She still has questions ... revealnews.org/episodes/unrep…
2/ One of these priests is still teaching political science at @GonzagaU.
Does @Gonzaga_Prez Thayne McCulloh believe students, faculty and staff have been kept safe?
Does @Gonzaga_Prez Thayne McCulloh believe students, faculty and staff have been kept safe?
3/ In that episode, we also told the story of a woman who says she’s tried to lodge a formal complaint against one of @GonzagaU’s own faculty members since 1991.
Why has it taken so many years?
And what has the school done to directly address her allegations?
Why has it taken so many years?
And what has the school done to directly address her allegations?
4/ That accused priest is Bruno Segatta. He works under @BoiseBishop. A 2005 senior thesis says when he taught art at @GonzagaU, he created “a very dangerous dynamic, giving religious sanction to morally questionable activities.”
5/ @GonzagaU has a nearly $120,000 scholarship in Segatta’s name. @BoiseBishop’s Chancellor sent his accuser an email in 2018 that says Segatta isn’t allowed to participate in ministry anywhere.
Yet he’s still celebrating mass.
Yet he’s still celebrating mass.
6/ Our recent episode also told the story of Father Brad Reynolds, a Jesuit priest who’s been accused of sexual abuse by four Alaska Native men.
Why did @GonzagaU agree to allow him to minister to students and even bless the 2018 commencement, despite these allegations?
Why did @GonzagaU agree to allow him to minister to students and even bless the 2018 commencement, despite these allegations?
7/ The Jesuits’ Oregon Province, now @JesuitsWest, filed for bankruptcy in 2009.
In 2011, the four men who allege abuse by Father Reynolds started receiving payments from that settlement.
In 2011, the four men who allege abuse by Father Reynolds started receiving payments from that settlement.
8/ @JesuitsWest has told us every claimant received something, regardless of whether abuse took place.
But here’s the thing: It’s a federal crime to make a false claim in a bankruptcy case. So is @JesuitsWest therefore claiming these men committed federal crimes?
But here’s the thing: It’s a federal crime to make a false claim in a bankruptcy case. So is @JesuitsWest therefore claiming these men committed federal crimes?
9/ In 2018, we reported that @GonzagaU allowed more than 20 priests who had been accused of sexual abuse to live on its campus since the 1980s. revealnews.org/article/these-…
10/ In response to that first investigation, @Gonzaga_Prez sent a memo to faculty, students and staff. He called our findings a “revelation.”
Yet he also said he found out about these priests sometime between 2011 and 2016: documentcloud.org/documents/5636…
Yet he also said he found out about these priests sometime between 2011 and 2016: documentcloud.org/documents/5636…
11/ Can @Gonzaga_Prez clarify EXACTLY when he found out about these accused Jesuits on campus?
12/ After all, @GonzagaU was named as a defendant in the 2009 @JesuitsWest bankruptcy case and in at least four other civil lawsuits since 2004. And @Gonzaga_Prez has worked at the university since 1990.
13/ In spring 2019, @Gonzaga_Prez announced the formation of a commission as a way for @GonzagaU to respond to the clergy sexual abuse crisis.
We’ve asked many times about who’s involved, its purpose and goals. But the university has declined every request. Why?
We’ve asked many times about who’s involved, its purpose and goals. But the university has declined every request. Why?
