The Child Victims Act Fund
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For the last 10 years, the New York State Senate has failed to protect children and past victims of child sex abuse.
The Catholic Church, Cardinal Dolan, Bishop Dimarzio and both the Manhattan and Brooklyn Archdiocese have spent $2.8 Million on very well known lobbying firms and prominent attorneys, with the intention to kill the bill on the State Senate floor. Once again money and influence ruled over common sense!
A Survivors Story
I’m sharing some of the details of what happened to me in the Parish of St. Joan of Arc by Father Neil Otero. I know how difficult it is for some survivors to come forward and report their abuse. It wasn’t easy for me to recount what happened to me. It is still painful to this day, but after getting involved with the Child Victims Act movement I found some comfort in knowing that I wasn't alone. Other survivors were out there fighting for me and my right to justice with the Child Victims Act. My goal is to inspire other survivors of Church sex abuse to come forward an encourage them to support the Child Victims Act in 2019.
PAUL DUNN
Abused by Fr. Neil Otero
Location: St. Joan of Arc, Jackson Heights, New York
Background
Paul was born on June 14, 1966, and is currently 51 years old. He was a parishioner at St. Joan of Arc in Jackson Heights, New York. Paul came to know Fr. Cornelius (“Neil”) Otero as his parish priest. On approximately 6 occasions from approximately 1976 to 1977, Fr. Otero sexually abused Paul. At the time of the abuse, Paul was approximately 10 to 11 years old and from approximately 4th to 5th grade.
Paul was a parishioner at St. Joan of Arc in Jackson Heights. He came to know Fr. Otero as his parish priest. Paul attended CCD classes and summer camp at St. Joan of Arc, and Fr. Otero was present for the camp’s day-to-day activities. Fr. Otero began to seek out Paul and some of Paul’s friends and speak to them. Fr. Otero played kickball with Paul and his friends at summer camp. Paul trusted Fr. Otero and admired him as a kind adult and religious authority figure.
Nature of Abuse
Duration: Approximately four months.
Frequency: At least 6 incidents of criminal sexual conduct.
The degree of intrusiveness: Genital manipulation, oral copulation, simulation of sodomy, forced to pose in sexually suggestive positions for photos.
Control of environment: Fr. Otero isolated and abused Paul in the basement of a St. Joan of Arc School building and the changing area of a pool at Jones Beach.
Number of perpetrators: 1
Aggravating circumstances: Fr. Otero forced Paul to pose in sexually suggestive positions for photos and told Paul that God would be angry if he declined to do so. Fr. Otero told Paul that, if he disclosed the abuse to anyone, Paul would die and go to hell.
While Paul attended summer camp at St. Joan of Arc, Fr. Otero took Paul and other boys on summer trips to a pool at Jones Beach. Paul noticed that Fr. Otero always invited boys who came from broken homes. While at Jones Beach, Fr. Otero took Paul to the cabana-style changing rooms and pulled out a camera. Fr. Otero made Paul take off his bathing trunks and began taking photos of Paul. Fr. Otero forced Paul to pose in sexually suggestive positions and continued taking photos. Fr. Otero told Paul that it was okay for him to photograph Paul naked and that God would be angry if Paul declined to let Fr. Otero photographs him.
Cardinal Dolan and Republican Senator John J. Flanagan can't stop a "the times up" movement!
My goal here is limitless! Why can't we, as survivors, raise the funds possible for us to have equally prestigious lobbyists and attorneys defending the Child Victims Act (AS Written) on our behalf.
What am I going to do with the money?
The first thing I will do is set up a 501(c)(3) Charity and website with the initial funds collected.
Advertising would focus on bringing awareness to the Child Victims Act. I can hand out 500 flyers a day to people and maybe 10 of them know anything about the Child Victims Act. It's time EVERYONE knows about the CVA!
The bulk of the funds will be utilized to bring awareness to the Child Victims Act 2019. Hopefully, we can raise enough funds to use all media venues available. Billboards, Online Ads, News Paper Ad's Flyers, Signs, Permits, Peaceful Protests, PodCasts, Blogs, Ad Words and a website. Which I'm working on now!
The Child Victims Act Fund
Tell Governor Cuomo What You Think About The Child Victims Act! Sign The Petition!
Follow Us On Facebook
For the last 10 years, the New York State Senate has failed to protect children and past victims of child sex abuse.
The Catholic Church, Cardinal Dolan, Bishop Dimarzio and both the Manhattan and Brooklyn Archdiocese have spent $2.8 Million on very well known lobbying firms and prominent attorneys, with the intention to kill the bill on the State Senate floor. Once again money and influence ruled over common sense!
A Survivors Story
I’m sharing some of the details of what happened to me in the Parish of St. Joan of Arc by Father Neil Otero. I know how difficult it is for some survivors to come forward and report their abuse. It wasn’t easy for me to recount what happened to me. It is still painful to this day, but after getting involved with the Child Victims Act movement I found some comfort in knowing that I wasn't alone. Other survivors were out there fighting for me and my right to justice with the Child Victims Act. My goal is to inspire other survivors of Church sex abuse to come forward an encourage them to support the Child Victims Act in 2019.
PAUL DUNN
Abused by Fr. Neil Otero
Location: St. Joan of Arc, Jackson Heights, New York
Background
Paul was born on June 14, 1966, and is currently 51 years old. He was a parishioner at St. Joan of Arc in Jackson Heights, New York. Paul came to know Fr. Cornelius (“Neil”) Otero as his parish priest. On approximately 6 occasions from approximately 1976 to 1977, Fr. Otero sexually abused Paul. At the time of the abuse, Paul was approximately 10 to 11 years old and from approximately 4th to 5th grade.
Paul was a parishioner at St. Joan of Arc in Jackson Heights. He came to know Fr. Otero as his parish priest. Paul attended CCD classes and summer camp at St. Joan of Arc, and Fr. Otero was present for the camp’s day-to-day activities. Fr. Otero began to seek out Paul and some of Paul’s friends and speak to them. Fr. Otero played kickball with Paul and his friends at summer camp. Paul trusted Fr. Otero and admired him as a kind adult and religious authority figure.
Nature of Abuse
Duration: Approximately four months.
Frequency: At least 6 incidents of criminal sexual conduct.
The degree of intrusiveness: Genital manipulation, oral copulation, simulation of sodomy, forced to pose in sexually suggestive positions for photos.
Control of environment: Fr. Otero isolated and abused Paul in the basement of a St. Joan of Arc School building and the changing area of a pool at Jones Beach.
Number of perpetrators: 1
Aggravating circumstances: Fr. Otero forced Paul to pose in sexually suggestive positions for photos and told Paul that God would be angry if he declined to do so. Fr. Otero told Paul that, if he disclosed the abuse to anyone, Paul would die and go to hell.
While Paul attended summer camp at St. Joan of Arc, Fr. Otero took Paul and other boys on summer trips to a pool at Jones Beach. Paul noticed that Fr. Otero always invited boys who came from broken homes. While at Jones Beach, Fr. Otero took Paul to the cabana-style changing rooms and pulled out a camera. Fr. Otero made Paul take off his bathing trunks and began taking photos of Paul. Fr. Otero forced Paul to pose in sexually suggestive positions and continued taking photos. Fr. Otero told Paul that it was okay for him to photograph Paul naked and that God would be angry if Paul declined to let Fr. Otero photographs him.
Cardinal Dolan and Republican Senator John J. Flanagan can't stop a "the times up" movement!
My goal here is limitless! Why can't we, as survivors, raise the funds possible for us to have equally prestigious lobbyists and attorneys defending the Child Victims Act (AS Written) on our behalf.
What am I going to do with the money?
The first thing I will do is set up a 501(c)(3) Charity and website with the initial funds collected.
Advertising would focus on bringing awareness to the Child Victims Act. I can hand out 500 flyers a day to people and maybe 10 of them know anything about the Child Victims Act. It's time EVERYONE knows about the CVA!
The bulk of the funds will be utilized to bring awareness to the Child Victims Act 2019. Hopefully, we can raise enough funds to use all media venues available. Billboards, Online Ads, News Paper Ad's Flyers, Signs, Permits, Peaceful Protests, PodCasts, Blogs, Ad Words and a website. Which I'm working on now!
The Child Victims Act Fund
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Paul J. Dunn
Organizer
Fresh Meadows, NY
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