The Church on Trial (3 part series)Call Number: electronic resource
Publication Date: 2002
Pt. I - traces the deep roots of priestly sexual abuse, its cover-up and the disregard, by the Roman Catholic Church hierarchy, for its young victims. Focuses on Father Gilbert Gauthe of the Diocese of Lafayette, LA, the first pedophile priest ever brought to trial in the United States. Includes interviews with: Ray Mouton, Gauthe’s attorney; Wayne Sagrera, the father of one of his victims; Scott Gastal, himself a victim; and Father Tom Doyle, canon lawyer for the Vatican Embassy in Washington, D.C.
Pt. II - examines the Church’s failure to reach out to sexual abuse victims, and its efforts to stop victims from reporting the abuse. Includes interviews with: Bishop Wilton Gregory, president of the upcoming U.S. conference of Catholic Bishops; Stacie White and Lynn Lotko-Toth, two women who, as children, were raped by priests; Santiago Feliciano, former legal director, the Cleveland Diocese.
Pt. III - includes a continued interview with Bishop Wilton Gregory and with Jay Milano, a Cleveland lawyer who is suing the Church under the RICO statute, which was created to fight organized crime. source: Academic Video Online (AVON)