The investigation of Houston area priest Manuel La-Rosa Lopez on sexual assault allegations led law enforcement to a massive series of confidential files on more than 20 clergy members who faced claims of misconduct over the past decade. Some of the priests whose files were seized in the search at the Shalom Center in Splendora, Texas appear to have active assignments at parishes in Texas, Georgia, California, Florida and New Mexico according to the Houston Chronicle.
The Shalom Center is a pastoral retreat billed as a residential renewal and treatment center. The center provides treatment for up to 20 Catholic priests, nuns and other religious figures for psychological, emotional and sexual problems; addictions; stress; grief; trauma; and interpersonal conflicts, according to its website.
Attorney Adam Horowitz files civil lawsuits representing children and adults who were victims of sexual abuse and assault by clergymen. If you or someone you know was a victim of sexual abuse or sexual assault at a church or other religious organization, please contact our law firm at (954) 641-2100 or send an email to sexual abuse attorney Adam Horowitz at [email protected]