Spokeswoman Alleges Abuse at Air Force

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/uslatest/story/0,1282,-2909577,00.html



LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Susan Archibald says she
lost her faith in the Roman Catholic Church and
her career in the Air Force as a result of being
molested by a priest who served as a military
chaplain.

Still, she's proud to have turned the tragedy, and
her unfortunate place in the sex abuse scandals
plaguing both institutions, into a way to help other
survivors.

``It makes it so it's not about what happened to
me anymore,'' said Archibald, president of The
Linkup, a national group based in Louisville that
supports clerical abuse victims and claims more
than 3,000 members.

Archibald, who has a filed a lawsuit against the Air
Force, moved to Louisville last year after she was
asked to lead the organization. She was named as
the permanent head following the March 2002
death of long-time president, the Rev. Tom
Economus.