“I was fourteen when they kicked me out. They said I wasn't very smart and had a bad attitude.
I always thought I would have made a good priest.”
-- A former St. Anthony’s seminarian and clergy abuse survivor
I always thought I would have made a good priest.”
-- A former St. Anthony’s seminarian and clergy abuse survivor
At Saints Simon and Jude church (SSJ) in Huntington Beach, California, practically every unpleasant encounter that parishioners have experienced with their pastor, friar Daniel Barica, has been a replay of his time spent as pastor at Mission Santa Barbara. This is a disturbing pattern for a minister responsible for the spiritual well-being of almost 4000 families. But Barica is no shepherd of the church. He is a wolf preying on his flock and thriving in a fearful environment he creates and controls. I find this personally offensive and unnervingly similar to the way my own offender operated more than fifty years ago. As a survivor of clergy sexual abuse, I feel I’m being victimized by the Franciscans once again as they continue to protect this priest and do nothing to stop him from causing harm.
It’s no longer enough to demand that Barica be removed from SSJ. He must also be removed from public ministry and placed in a Franciscan aftercare program similar to the one used for friars who sexually offend. Barica must not be allowed to minister to any congregation. He must not be moved to another parish where his abusive behavior will remain unchallenged. Anything less is a slap in the face of anyone who has ever been hurt and lied to by the Franciscans.
When friars like Barica go off the rails in the Province of St. Barbara there are established guidelines and protocols in place to deal with them. Such programs are not meant solely for priests who are sexual molesters. Those suffering from alcoholism, drug addiction, mental illness, anger issues, etc., have all found their way into a system designed to help them deal with their problems while the leadership protects the public and their own interests.
A Clear Power Imbalance
In a recent SSJ Sunday bulletin (August 5), Barica made an astounding attempt to defend his behavior by ignoring the anger and fear in his parish and failing to acknowledge that he was the cause of it all. It was a hire-wire act worthy of a reckless man who believes he will never fall. Astonishingly, he redirected the criticism by attacking those who were exercising their first amendment right—a right he apparently believes should only be reserved for those who agree with him. Like many offenders who shift blame and refuse to accept responsibility, Barica struggled to convince his congregation that the real victim was him. Playing the martyr in his own bizarre passion play, he tried to create sympathy by nailing himself to a cross and comparing himself to Jesus Christ.
Abusers are predators. Arguments that attempt to differentiate and separate the abusive behavior of a priest like Barica from the behavior of a priest who sexually molested young boys are not only naïve but serious miscalculations. Abuse of any kind by any priest is rooted in a clear power imbalance. The absence of sexual assault does not diminish or negate other forms of abuse; one type of cruelty often leads to another. In my case and the cases of many others reviewed by the Franciscans’ Independent Board of Inquiry in 1990, there were no criminal distinctions made between pats on the rear, hernia exams, sponge baths, fondling of genitals, or sodomy. If a friar made inappropriate physical contact with a minor in any way, that action constituted sexual abuse. This included language that was off-color, suggestive, and specific to a boy's personal hygiene.
The abuses that Barica has perpetrated on members of his own congregation, staff, school
personnel, and students have been documented by dozens of survivors who have come forward. Many sit in the same pews with us. Some suffer in silence. Others share their stories, stand up to their oppressor, or simply refuse to be quiet any longer. Those at SSJ who have been hurt by Barica are engaged in this struggle. Anonymous or not, they strive to be heard, ask to be believed, and most importantly need to be supported by their community.
It’s not difficult to understand why so many SSJ survivors choose to remain anonymous. They are fearful for themselves, their families, and their jobs. Those who have children enrolled in the parish school are afraid their sons and daughters will become the victims of Barica’s wrath. When a vengeful pastor has the power to taunt, humiliate, and ostracize people from their own church as Barica does, no one wants to be his target. In the aforementioned Sunday bulletin of August 5, Barica crossed yet another line when he shamefully smeared these unidentified members of his congregation. Sounding like a crazed imitation of an outraged biblical prophet, Barica raised his staff and roared: “It is the evil work of cowardly ‘snipers’ who shoot from behind the anonymity of the internet.”
In uttering these words Barica revealed himself to be the sanctimonious fraud he is. Similar words (and worse) were used against me and other survivors when we first came forward with allegations of abuse. Many of us chose to be anonymous and were not believed until the numbers of victims were far too overwhelming to ignore. Anonymity is often the safest defense against clerics like Barica who can’t be trusted. His ignorance of what constitutes valor could fill a cathedral. The great polemicist George Bernard Shaw said it best when he wrote: “You cannot be a hero without being a coward.” One has to be scared in order to be courageous—a quality possessed by every SSJ survivor who has spoken out against Daniel Barica.
Persuading the Press to Cover This Story
Many of the SSJ incidents are the same ones people complained about when Barica was assigned to his previous parish: rude and offensive outbursts that belittle and demean; contrarian positions on ideas that don’t originate with him; bullying parishioners and staff to get his way; dictatorial dismissals and alienation of those who challenge him; a smug sense of superiority and entitlement; the use of fear and intimidation to silence his critics; the questionable handling of church funds for personal use; and a bizarre urge to talk about his sexual energy from the pulpit.
The major difference between SSJ and Mission Santa Barbara is that SSJ has an elementary school attached to it—a circumstance that makes an unsafe situation all the more urgent.
Since posting my last column (July 12) which also addressed this problem, more than 120 comments have been left by angry and confused parishioners demanding change. We can debate the effectiveness of comments left on any blog until we agree to disagree. But the central question remains: What can SSJ parishioners do to bring about an end to this pastor’s tyranny?
Here are five possible answers: 1) Sound an immediate alarm and raise public awareness of the risks and safety concerns for children at SSJ elementary school; 2) Begin a thorough and concerted campaign to withhold donations and funds from Barica and the Diocese of Orange; 3) Contact the Franciscan Office of Pastoral Outreach and go on record; 4) Consult an experienced attorney to discuss legal options, and/or file a complaint with the Orange County district attorney’s office; 5) Persuade the local press to cover this story.
This last point is crucial. A vigilant press is needed more than ever. The community of SSJ must find ways to mobilize and work together to induce the Orange County Register and the Los Angeles Times to investigate what’s been happening at the parish. In Santa Barbara, the community’s stellar newsweekly, the Santa Barbara Independent, has kept the Franciscans on their watch list since the St. Anthony’s Seminary sex abuse scandal first came to light in 1990. If there’s one thing the friars and the church fear more than anything else it’s the publicity that a bright spotlight would shine on any kind of suspected clergy abuse.
A False and Insidious Narrative
I was living and working at Mission Santa Barbara when Barica assumed the duties of pastor there in 2009. SafeNet had an office on the Mission grounds. His assignment was a mistake from the very beginning. Barica made it clear that he would be the first and last word on any matter relating to the parish. In the beginning, people cut him some slack. He was new and he was their pastor. But as time went on, Barica’s complete disregard for people’s opinions and feelings shocked those who had, in the past, worked collaboratively with their pastors. The parish council, as well as the Mission advisory board, became feckless groups that failed in every respect to keep this priest honest.
Barica needed cover and he was in good company at the Mission. He served at a time when the community of friars there was being run by some of the most incompetent and hostile Franciscans this province has ever seen: former guardian Richard McManus, former vicar guardian Angelo Cardinale, and former administrator Brian Trawick. McManus and Cardinale are reportedly still living at the Mission; Trawick has been shipped off to province headquarters in Oakland where some say he is undergoing a battery of tests to determine if he is, indeed, capable of understanding complete sentences.
In the end, Barica became a dumpster fire that these and other friars not only didn’t try to put out, but poured gasoline on instead.
It’s painful to comprehend at times, but Barica and the others have often taken issue with the clergy abuse scandal. They begrudgingly acknowledge that some bad things may have happened to young boys long ago. But they have also created a false and insidious narrative that poses such questions as, “Who’s to really know what happened for sure?” and “How can anyone ever really learn the truth?” To them, if the history of clergy abuse was condensed to a single book it would sit on an empty shelf inside a boarded up room where it would go unread. The scandal has no bearing on the present or their place in it. To merely bring up the subject in their presence is like sitting with a toddler who prefers to poke his own eye out with a sharp stick rather than eat his vegetables.
When Barica was pastor in Santa Barbara he made no attempt to assist those in his community who were struggling with the abuses perpetrated by members of his own order. That’s a terrible fact. He even thwarted the efforts of those who were trying to help. It was the horror and height of irony to watch a priest mock his own anguished parishioners. He resisted even the simplest requests, such as SafeNet’s attempt to place a notice in the Sunday bulletin informing parishioners that the Franciscans' Office of Pastoral Outreach was available to help them heal and recover.
Despite clear policies laid out by the bishops and the province, these renegade friars in Santa Barbara took it upon themselves to declare the end of the clergy abuse crisis. Barica literally announced this rubbish from the pulpit when he exhorted his congregation to get over their suffering and move on.
Just about everything I have related here has been documented either on SafeNet's website or on this blog. Letters were sent to the proper authorities. Phone calls were made. Face-to-face meetings were arranged. And nothing came of it—nothing, that is, until enough complaints by people at Mission Santa Barbara pressured the Franciscans to remove Barica or face the real possibility of litigation and a barrage of horribly bad publicity. And lest anyone forget: this is exactly how the friars were forced to accept and deal with the clergy abuse scandal at St. Anthony’s Seminary in the early nineties. Had it not been for community members and survivors who kept pressing them to do something, it's doubtful the Franciscans would have initiated an investigation on their own.
Clinging to an Uncertain Future
In 2012, the Province of St. Barbara entered into dialogue with the five other Franciscan provinces in the United States to explore the possibility of unifying into one community. On May 30 of this year the friars of each of the six provinces voted to support the formation of this new organization. If approved by Rome it will consist of nearly 1,000 friars, be headquartered in a yet-to-be-determined location, and be launched officially in late 2022.
This is happening, in particular, because the Province of St. Barbara is at a critical juncture in its survival. Its economic life is clinging to an uncertain future. By joining forces and pooling resources, the friars in this province will find themselves in a much more favorable financial position. But they and others will also be exposed to much greater scrutiny and liability. The Franciscans will inherit each other’s problems, including any old and new scandals. The sins and crimes of the few will reflect on every friar from coast to coast. Barica, and others like him, will become an albatross around every Franciscan’s neck no matter where they are.
I avoid offering advice. When pressed I try to determine what I would do in a similar situation. Out of that may come suggestions with the understanding that people should look deep within themselves for answers. If I can propose anything to the parishioners of SSJ at this time it would be this: continue to resist the autocracy of Barica and his kind. Write, phone, email, text, tweet, leave a message. Go on record. Let your voice be heard. Each individual can make a difference at SSJ. Build your support groups. Sustain your determined efforts with grace, right intention, and the strength to stand together. Living the gospel may not always be the easiest path to follow, or even the most practical, but truth cannot be deprived.
Real change, the kind that creates epiphanies, doesn’t come from bullies like Barica. It doesn’t originate with a diocese or a religious order that preaches the gospel but fails to practice it when it's needed most. Like the light at the end of a dark tunnel, change occurs when people begin to move toward it. It takes the will and the courage to do what is right and to cause change to course over us like a welcome flood.
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NOTE: In separate comments that I left under last month’s post, I provided contact information for the Franciscans’ Office of Pastoral Outreach along with a list of editors and reporters for the Orange County Register. I’m publishing both again here along with contact information for three reporters at the Los Angeles Times. One reporter for the Times (Anh Do) covers Orange County. The other two Times reporters (Jaweed Kaleem and Louis Sahagun) write about religion issues.
I’m also including the contact information for the local offices of the Orange County District Attorney.
FRANCISCAN OFFICE OF PASTORAL OUTREACH
Angelica Jochim, MFT
Pastoral Outreach Coordinator
Franciscan Office of Pastoral Outreach
PO Box 1137
Sebastopol, CA 95473
1 800 770-8013
angelica.jochim@gmail.com
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THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER (OCR)
Reporter / Covering Huntington Beach:
Susan Goulding
714-796-6766
sgoulding@scng.com
Editors / Crime and Public Safety:
Mark Evans, 714-796-4957, markevans@scng.com
Steve Green, 714-796-7714, stgreen@scng.com
Jim Radcliffe, 714-796-7985, jradcliffe@scng.com
Reporters / Crime and Public Safety:
Sean Emery, 714-642-6487, semery@scng.com,
Twitter: @semeryOCR
Alma Fausto, 714-796-7865, afausto@scng.com,
Twitter: @AlmaFausto1
Editor / Watchdog Investigations & Reporting
on Public Officials and Institutions:
Frank Suraci, 310-543-6621, fsuraci@scng.com
Reporters / Watchdog Investigations & Reporting
on Public Officials and Institutions:
Jason Henry, 626-544-0871, jhenry@scng.com
Joe Nelson, 909-386-3874, jnelson@scng.com
Tony Saavedra, 714-796-6930, tsaavedra@scng.com
Scott Schwebke, 714-796-7767, sschwebke@scng.com
Teri Sforza, 714-796-6910, tsforza@scng.com
Beau Yarbrough, 909-483-9376 byarbrough@scng.com
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THE LOS ANGELES TIMES
Reporter / covering Orange County:
Anh Do
Email: anh.do@latimes.com
https://twitter.com/@newsterrier
Reporter / covering religion issues
Jaweed Kaleem
Email: jaweed.kaleem@latimes.com
https://twitter.com/@jaweedkaleem
Reporter / covering religion issues
Louis Sahagun
Email: louis.sahagun@latimes.com
https://twitter.com/@louissahagun
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ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICES
http://orangecountyda.org
Orange County District Attorney
Main Office
401 Civic Center Drive West
Santa Ana, CA 92701
714-834-3600
Orange County District Attorney
Central Justice Center
700 Civic Center Drive West
Santa Ana, CA 92701
714-834-3952
Orange County District Attorney
Harbor Justice Center
4601 Jamboree Road
Newport Beach, CA 92660
949-476-4650
Orange County District Attorney
North Justice Center
1275 North Berkeley Avenue
Fullerton, CA 92832
714.773.4480
Orange County District Attorney
West Justice Center
8141 13th Street
Westminster, CA 92683
714-896-7261
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When friars like Barica go off the rails in the Province of St. Barbara there are established guidelines and protocols in place to deal with them. Such programs are not meant solely for priests who are sexual molesters. Those suffering from alcoholism, drug addiction, mental illness, anger issues, etc., have all found their way into a system designed to help them deal with their problems while the leadership protects the public and their own interests.
A Clear Power Imbalance
In a recent SSJ Sunday bulletin (August 5), Barica made an astounding attempt to defend his behavior by ignoring the anger and fear in his parish and failing to acknowledge that he was the cause of it all. It was a hire-wire act worthy of a reckless man who believes he will never fall. Astonishingly, he redirected the criticism by attacking those who were exercising their first amendment right—a right he apparently believes should only be reserved for those who agree with him. Like many offenders who shift blame and refuse to accept responsibility, Barica struggled to convince his congregation that the real victim was him. Playing the martyr in his own bizarre passion play, he tried to create sympathy by nailing himself to a cross and comparing himself to Jesus Christ.
Abusers are predators. Arguments that attempt to differentiate and separate the abusive behavior of a priest like Barica from the behavior of a priest who sexually molested young boys are not only naïve but serious miscalculations. Abuse of any kind by any priest is rooted in a clear power imbalance. The absence of sexual assault does not diminish or negate other forms of abuse; one type of cruelty often leads to another. In my case and the cases of many others reviewed by the Franciscans’ Independent Board of Inquiry in 1990, there were no criminal distinctions made between pats on the rear, hernia exams, sponge baths, fondling of genitals, or sodomy. If a friar made inappropriate physical contact with a minor in any way, that action constituted sexual abuse. This included language that was off-color, suggestive, and specific to a boy's personal hygiene.
The abuses that Barica has perpetrated on members of his own congregation, staff, school
personnel, and students have been documented by dozens of survivors who have come forward. Many sit in the same pews with us. Some suffer in silence. Others share their stories, stand up to their oppressor, or simply refuse to be quiet any longer. Those at SSJ who have been hurt by Barica are engaged in this struggle. Anonymous or not, they strive to be heard, ask to be believed, and most importantly need to be supported by their community.
It’s not difficult to understand why so many SSJ survivors choose to remain anonymous. They are fearful for themselves, their families, and their jobs. Those who have children enrolled in the parish school are afraid their sons and daughters will become the victims of Barica’s wrath. When a vengeful pastor has the power to taunt, humiliate, and ostracize people from their own church as Barica does, no one wants to be his target. In the aforementioned Sunday bulletin of August 5, Barica crossed yet another line when he shamefully smeared these unidentified members of his congregation. Sounding like a crazed imitation of an outraged biblical prophet, Barica raised his staff and roared: “It is the evil work of cowardly ‘snipers’ who shoot from behind the anonymity of the internet.”
In uttering these words Barica revealed himself to be the sanctimonious fraud he is. Similar words (and worse) were used against me and other survivors when we first came forward with allegations of abuse. Many of us chose to be anonymous and were not believed until the numbers of victims were far too overwhelming to ignore. Anonymity is often the safest defense against clerics like Barica who can’t be trusted. His ignorance of what constitutes valor could fill a cathedral. The great polemicist George Bernard Shaw said it best when he wrote: “You cannot be a hero without being a coward.” One has to be scared in order to be courageous—a quality possessed by every SSJ survivor who has spoken out against Daniel Barica.
Persuading the Press to Cover This Story
Many of the SSJ incidents are the same ones people complained about when Barica was assigned to his previous parish: rude and offensive outbursts that belittle and demean; contrarian positions on ideas that don’t originate with him; bullying parishioners and staff to get his way; dictatorial dismissals and alienation of those who challenge him; a smug sense of superiority and entitlement; the use of fear and intimidation to silence his critics; the questionable handling of church funds for personal use; and a bizarre urge to talk about his sexual energy from the pulpit.
The major difference between SSJ and Mission Santa Barbara is that SSJ has an elementary school attached to it—a circumstance that makes an unsafe situation all the more urgent.
Since posting my last column (July 12) which also addressed this problem, more than 120 comments have been left by angry and confused parishioners demanding change. We can debate the effectiveness of comments left on any blog until we agree to disagree. But the central question remains: What can SSJ parishioners do to bring about an end to this pastor’s tyranny?
Here are five possible answers: 1) Sound an immediate alarm and raise public awareness of the risks and safety concerns for children at SSJ elementary school; 2) Begin a thorough and concerted campaign to withhold donations and funds from Barica and the Diocese of Orange; 3) Contact the Franciscan Office of Pastoral Outreach and go on record; 4) Consult an experienced attorney to discuss legal options, and/or file a complaint with the Orange County district attorney’s office; 5) Persuade the local press to cover this story.
This last point is crucial. A vigilant press is needed more than ever. The community of SSJ must find ways to mobilize and work together to induce the Orange County Register and the Los Angeles Times to investigate what’s been happening at the parish. In Santa Barbara, the community’s stellar newsweekly, the Santa Barbara Independent, has kept the Franciscans on their watch list since the St. Anthony’s Seminary sex abuse scandal first came to light in 1990. If there’s one thing the friars and the church fear more than anything else it’s the publicity that a bright spotlight would shine on any kind of suspected clergy abuse.
A False and Insidious Narrative
I was living and working at Mission Santa Barbara when Barica assumed the duties of pastor there in 2009. SafeNet had an office on the Mission grounds. His assignment was a mistake from the very beginning. Barica made it clear that he would be the first and last word on any matter relating to the parish. In the beginning, people cut him some slack. He was new and he was their pastor. But as time went on, Barica’s complete disregard for people’s opinions and feelings shocked those who had, in the past, worked collaboratively with their pastors. The parish council, as well as the Mission advisory board, became feckless groups that failed in every respect to keep this priest honest.
Barica needed cover and he was in good company at the Mission. He served at a time when the community of friars there was being run by some of the most incompetent and hostile Franciscans this province has ever seen: former guardian Richard McManus, former vicar guardian Angelo Cardinale, and former administrator Brian Trawick. McManus and Cardinale are reportedly still living at the Mission; Trawick has been shipped off to province headquarters in Oakland where some say he is undergoing a battery of tests to determine if he is, indeed, capable of understanding complete sentences.
In the end, Barica became a dumpster fire that these and other friars not only didn’t try to put out, but poured gasoline on instead.
It’s painful to comprehend at times, but Barica and the others have often taken issue with the clergy abuse scandal. They begrudgingly acknowledge that some bad things may have happened to young boys long ago. But they have also created a false and insidious narrative that poses such questions as, “Who’s to really know what happened for sure?” and “How can anyone ever really learn the truth?” To them, if the history of clergy abuse was condensed to a single book it would sit on an empty shelf inside a boarded up room where it would go unread. The scandal has no bearing on the present or their place in it. To merely bring up the subject in their presence is like sitting with a toddler who prefers to poke his own eye out with a sharp stick rather than eat his vegetables.
When Barica was pastor in Santa Barbara he made no attempt to assist those in his community who were struggling with the abuses perpetrated by members of his own order. That’s a terrible fact. He even thwarted the efforts of those who were trying to help. It was the horror and height of irony to watch a priest mock his own anguished parishioners. He resisted even the simplest requests, such as SafeNet’s attempt to place a notice in the Sunday bulletin informing parishioners that the Franciscans' Office of Pastoral Outreach was available to help them heal and recover.
Despite clear policies laid out by the bishops and the province, these renegade friars in Santa Barbara took it upon themselves to declare the end of the clergy abuse crisis. Barica literally announced this rubbish from the pulpit when he exhorted his congregation to get over their suffering and move on.
Just about everything I have related here has been documented either on SafeNet's website or on this blog. Letters were sent to the proper authorities. Phone calls were made. Face-to-face meetings were arranged. And nothing came of it—nothing, that is, until enough complaints by people at Mission Santa Barbara pressured the Franciscans to remove Barica or face the real possibility of litigation and a barrage of horribly bad publicity. And lest anyone forget: this is exactly how the friars were forced to accept and deal with the clergy abuse scandal at St. Anthony’s Seminary in the early nineties. Had it not been for community members and survivors who kept pressing them to do something, it's doubtful the Franciscans would have initiated an investigation on their own.
Clinging to an Uncertain Future
In 2012, the Province of St. Barbara entered into dialogue with the five other Franciscan provinces in the United States to explore the possibility of unifying into one community. On May 30 of this year the friars of each of the six provinces voted to support the formation of this new organization. If approved by Rome it will consist of nearly 1,000 friars, be headquartered in a yet-to-be-determined location, and be launched officially in late 2022.
This is happening, in particular, because the Province of St. Barbara is at a critical juncture in its survival. Its economic life is clinging to an uncertain future. By joining forces and pooling resources, the friars in this province will find themselves in a much more favorable financial position. But they and others will also be exposed to much greater scrutiny and liability. The Franciscans will inherit each other’s problems, including any old and new scandals. The sins and crimes of the few will reflect on every friar from coast to coast. Barica, and others like him, will become an albatross around every Franciscan’s neck no matter where they are.
I avoid offering advice. When pressed I try to determine what I would do in a similar situation. Out of that may come suggestions with the understanding that people should look deep within themselves for answers. If I can propose anything to the parishioners of SSJ at this time it would be this: continue to resist the autocracy of Barica and his kind. Write, phone, email, text, tweet, leave a message. Go on record. Let your voice be heard. Each individual can make a difference at SSJ. Build your support groups. Sustain your determined efforts with grace, right intention, and the strength to stand together. Living the gospel may not always be the easiest path to follow, or even the most practical, but truth cannot be deprived.
Real change, the kind that creates epiphanies, doesn’t come from bullies like Barica. It doesn’t originate with a diocese or a religious order that preaches the gospel but fails to practice it when it's needed most. Like the light at the end of a dark tunnel, change occurs when people begin to move toward it. It takes the will and the courage to do what is right and to cause change to course over us like a welcome flood.
--------
NOTE: In separate comments that I left under last month’s post, I provided contact information for the Franciscans’ Office of Pastoral Outreach along with a list of editors and reporters for the Orange County Register. I’m publishing both again here along with contact information for three reporters at the Los Angeles Times. One reporter for the Times (Anh Do) covers Orange County. The other two Times reporters (Jaweed Kaleem and Louis Sahagun) write about religion issues.
I’m also including the contact information for the local offices of the Orange County District Attorney.
FRANCISCAN OFFICE OF PASTORAL OUTREACH
Angelica Jochim, MFT
Pastoral Outreach Coordinator
Franciscan Office of Pastoral Outreach
PO Box 1137
Sebastopol, CA 95473
1 800 770-8013
angelica.jochim@gmail.com
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THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER (OCR)
Reporter / Covering Huntington Beach:
Susan Goulding
714-796-6766
sgoulding@scng.com
Editors / Crime and Public Safety:
Mark Evans, 714-796-4957, markevans@scng.com
Steve Green, 714-796-7714, stgreen@scng.com
Jim Radcliffe, 714-796-7985, jradcliffe@scng.com
Reporters / Crime and Public Safety:
Sean Emery, 714-642-6487, semery@scng.com,
Twitter: @semeryOCR
Alma Fausto, 714-796-7865, afausto@scng.com,
Twitter: @AlmaFausto1
Editor / Watchdog Investigations & Reporting
on Public Officials and Institutions:
Frank Suraci, 310-543-6621, fsuraci@scng.com
Reporters / Watchdog Investigations & Reporting
on Public Officials and Institutions:
Jason Henry, 626-544-0871, jhenry@scng.com
Joe Nelson, 909-386-3874, jnelson@scng.com
Tony Saavedra, 714-796-6930, tsaavedra@scng.com
Scott Schwebke, 714-796-7767, sschwebke@scng.com
Teri Sforza, 714-796-6910, tsforza@scng.com
Beau Yarbrough, 909-483-9376 byarbrough@scng.com
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THE LOS ANGELES TIMES
Reporter / covering Orange County:
Anh Do
Email: anh.do@latimes.com
https://twitter.com/@newsterrier
Reporter / covering religion issues
Jaweed Kaleem
Email: jaweed.kaleem@latimes.com
https://twitter.com/@jaweedkaleem
Reporter / covering religion issues
Louis Sahagun
Email: louis.sahagun@latimes.com
https://twitter.com/@louissahagun
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ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICES
http://orangecountyda.org
Orange County District Attorney
Main Office
401 Civic Center Drive West
Santa Ana, CA 92701
714-834-3600
Orange County District Attorney
Central Justice Center
700 Civic Center Drive West
Santa Ana, CA 92701
714-834-3952
Orange County District Attorney
Harbor Justice Center
4601 Jamboree Road
Newport Beach, CA 92660
949-476-4650
Orange County District Attorney
North Justice Center
1275 North Berkeley Avenue
Fullerton, CA 92832
714.773.4480
Orange County District Attorney
West Justice Center
8141 13th Street
Westminster, CA 92683
714-896-7261
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