a lawsuit has been filed, accusing a former palma high school teacher of molesting a boy in the 1980’s. CHRIS SPEDDEN, WHO IS NOW IN HIS 40’S, ALLEGES THAT REVEREND GERALD FUNCHEON MOLESTED HIM WHILE CHAPERONING A SCHOOL TRIP WHEN SPEDDEN WAS JUST 13 YEARS-OLD. THERE IS REPORTEDLY DOCUMENTATION THAT INDICATES THAT THERE WERE CONCERNS ABOUT INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR BY THE CATHOLIC PRIEST AS FAR BACK AS 1965….BEFORE HE EVER CAME TO SALINAS.
PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN ABUSED BY PRIESTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT THE SURVIVORS NETWORK OF THOSE ABUSED BY PRIESTS….BETTER KNOWN AS S.N.A.P.
