US EditionVictims’ group alleges Pope Leo XIV mishandled sexual abuse cases involving priests in Chicago and Peru
- On March 25, 2025, the advocacy group SNAP submitted a formal complaint to the Vatican, accusing Pope Leo XIV of failing to properly handle sexual abuse allegations in Chicago and Peru.
- The complaint alleges that in 2000, while serving as provincial supervisor in Chicago, Leo XIV permitted Father James Ray—who faced accusations of sexually abusing a minimum of 13 children—to reside at a friary near an elementary school without informing the school authorities.
- In Peru, three women filed a 2022 complaint against two priests to the Diocese of Chiclayo, then led by Leo XIV, but no formal investigation occurred before the case was closed due to the statute of limitations.
- SNAP spokeswoman Sarah Pearson said they have not received a Vatican response and called on the pope to apologize and place investigations outside the Vatican to gain survivors' trust.
- If Pope Leo XIV does not act on these demands, SNAP suggests he will lack necessary credibility, while his successor reopened the Peru case in December 2023 seeking a new investigation.
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