[Note: Friends of Justice is a personal blog. I speak only for myself.]
Dear Friend of Justice,
I have long been convinced of the innocence of Father Paul Shanley. My partner Jim and I attended his trial. No credible evidence against him was presented. Unfortunately, he had already been convicted by the media, especially by the Boston Globe.
Jim and I visit Paul, write to him, and talk with him on the phone. He has begun to share some of his prison writings with us.
The National Center for Reason and Justice — who sponsor his case — have long had information about Shanley at their web site. But we decided he deserved a site of his own where we could also publish some of his writings.
Thus far, we have only added two short pieces that we hope you will read. We will be adding more in the future.
The url is Paulshanley.org.
-Bob Chatelle
Hello Bob,
I have asked a friend to post this for me since I am posting from prison. I want to thank you for everything you and the NCRJ are doing.This new site on behalf of Paul Shanley is great to see. The Church has been tough on Paul, but I am sending you a link to a very good article entitled,”Psychologists Address Sexual Abuse” published by The Catholic League. It takes up Paul Shanley’s case toward the end.
With thanks and blessings,
Gordon
http://www.catholicleague.org/psychologists-address-sexual-abuse/
Gordon, thank you so much! And the best of luck with your appeal.