Finally the San Bernardino diocese identified the predator priest: Anthony Rodrigue, and in December 2003, nearly a year after Margaret first called the priest at the diocese in charge of victim outreach, started contacting parishes where he’d served.
They did nothing to find victims until December 2003.
I doubt they're doing much more.
I tried to contact the leader of Inland Empire SNAP, who I believe was also one of Rodrigue’s victims. After we had a short conversation, where he said he’d speak to me later, he now does not return my calls or emails.
That is what happens almost every time I contact a SNAP leader from around the country. They stop calling back after the first call.
Weird.
Margaret says Anthony Rodrigue is like a Birmingham in numbers of his victims.
“The numbers of lawsuits related to Rodrigue are not reflective of the numbers of his victims.... I really wonder why this particular case did not spark more interest. It would be so instructive to explain the workings behind the scenes in the chancery offices spanning multiple bishops and 2 dioceses.”
WE NEED AN INVESTIGATION.
City of Angels needs a car, or at least a budget to rent a car, and get out to the Inland Empire and find people.
Quote from news 2005 articles:
By Michael Fisher
The Press-Enterprise [California]
August 11, 2005
Former Inland priest Edward Anthony Rodrigue said he met with San Diego's bishop in 1976 to discuss a letter from 10 parents who accused the parish cleric of sexually abusing altar boys, according to papers filed in federal court this week.
At least 19 men have sued the San Diego or San Bernardino dioceses, alleging that as boys, they were molested by Rodrigue in the 1960s and 1970s at churches in Calexico, Barstow, El Centro, Encinitas, Heber and Ontario.
Rodrigue is serving a 10-year sentence in state prison after he pleaded no contest in 1998 to molesting an 11-year-old Highland boy
ME: THIS IS THE JOHN DOE FROM THE LIE DETECTOR TRANSCRIPT
Which will be quoted in an upcoming post.
WHERE IS RODRIGUE TODAY?
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