Catholic Youth Leader Sexually Abuses Another Girl After Promising First Victim He’ll Never Do it Again if She Keeps Quiet
by Howard Crane
A
Catholic youth leader was reported to the police after sexually
assaulting multiple victims. The complaint filed by Marain Foley claimed
that Catholic youth leader Brandon Eckerson raped her just days before
Christmas of 2012. Though, Eckerson influenced her to “not to say
anything further to anyone about his sexual exploitation of her; in
exchange he promised to never again sexually assault anyone. It was
understood that if plaintiff discovered he violated this sworn promise
she would go to the police.”
According
to Foley, Eckerson’s extreme behavior extends well beyond just sexual
assault, such as bringing a group of minors to bars and illegally
purchasing them alcohol, as well as providing alcohol at youth group
meetings.
But
Foley has no plans on just stopping with the small potatoes. She is
also filing a suit against the Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix, Bishop
Thomas Olmsted, and Reverend Patrick Robertson because allegedly after
she first reported to her doctor regarding the rape, “in compliance with
state law [he] sent notice to Blessed Sacrament Parish, which
circulated an email on the subject.” Foley wants to make sure that the
church “knew that Brandon Eckerson was a danger,” “shared that concern
with other members of Blessed Sacrament Parish and the Phoenix Diocese,”
but failed to ever file a report with the police.
After
Foley was informed that Eckerson had raped not only another member of
the youth group, but her best friend, she deemed that as breaking a
promise and decided to go to the police.
“Then, and only then,” the complaint reads, “did the Diocese terminate him.”
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