In this pivotal episode, we begin our deep dive into the summer of 2022 — a season marked by fresh wounds inflicted by an institution that continues to prioritize its reputation over its people. Shielagh walks listeners through a psychological evaluation prepared for trial, exposing how Hyde Park Baptist Church’s response to her abuse matched every known facet of institutional betrayal: failure to protect, cover-ups, misinformation, and punishing the victim.

Drawing from expert analysis and deeply personal reflections, Shielagh details the devastating impact of being retraumatized — not by the original abuse alone, but by the church's ongoing refusal to respond with honesty, vulnerability, and care. We explore how DARVO (Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim and Offender) plays out not just on an individual level, but systemically, and how scapegoating a former secretary became a chilling modern-day reenactment of the Day of Atonement — a deflection of guilt at the cost of yet another innocent woman.

This episode confronts hard truths, including the heartbreak of being re-cast as the enemy simply for seeking justice, and the emotional toll of watching others turn away in confusion or disbelief. As always, we name these patterns not just to expose them, but to create space for something more honest, courageous, and redemptive to rise in their place. Video referenced: https://youtu.be/BddWs7_EA7o Time period covered: Summer 2022

In this episode, we pick up in April 2021, just after the criminal conviction of Weaver. Shielagh addresses a manipulative letter from Pete and Lori Nargi that was sent to her sister, analyzing the tactics they used to deflect accountability and distort the narrative of abuse into one of alleged mutuality. She explores how their self-protective rewriting of history reveals a deeper unwillingness to confront their own failures—and how that mindset sets the tone for how leadership often mishandles abuse.

Then, we move back into the civil case timeline. Shielagh walks through the early discovery process, the emotional toll of invasive demands for her private messages, and the moment she realized that her integrity stood up to the scrutiny meant to discredit her. She also shares the story behind a $3.5 million settlement demand—one she never wanted to make, but was forced to by the church’s own legal maneuvering.

Finally, we see how church leadership twisted that settlement letter into a weapon, breaking confidentiality to frame Shielagh as greedy and dishonest. She speaks honestly about the frustration of being vilified for seeking truth while those in power are moved only by threats to their reputation or finances.

This episode unpacks not only the legal developments, but the emotional and spiritual betrayals that happen when institutions prioritize image over truth—and money over justice.

video: https://youtu.be/EoICQ7k31SY?si=xBap22NQ401nMLv7

Church Complaint Weaver Answer

Time Frame covered April 2021 - April 2022

TRIGGER WARNING: Sexual assault details In this episode, Shielagh picks up where she left off—with the crushing weight of what Hyde Park Baptist Church stole from her. She open by unpacking one of their most insidious tactics: willful ignorance. Church leaders kept themselves intentionally uninformed about the actions of their attorneys so they could later claim plausible deniability. It was strategic, manipulative, and deeply dishonest. They wanted the benefit of a ruthless legal strategy without the accountability for its cruelty. The lies were calculated, and the church community was manipulated by design.

Then, she returns to the courtroom—Weaver’s sentencing. After months of pandemic delays, she finally had the chance to speak. The courtroom was limited, but her support system was not. Her family and friends gathered outside in teal, the color of sexual assault awareness, and showed up in full force. Their solidarity meant everything.

Shielagh shares behind-the-scenes details of that day, and reflects on the heartbreaking pattern of being told she was "too much" for asking questions—something that happened again and again with the professionals supposedly advocating for survivors. Survivors aren’t meant to shrink. They are meant to stand tall, ask hard questions, and demand truth.

She closes this episode with her full victim impact statement and selected portions of the court transcript, offering commentary as she goes. Despite all the institutional failure, Judge Letitia Verdin listened. She heard. She was moved. And she delivered a sentence that exceeded expectations, including a crucial restriction on Weaver’s access to minors.

Yes, the church did everything it could to silence and discredit —but they couldn’t stop the judge from believing. And that mattered. Listener Discretion Advised: This episode contains discussions of child sexual abuse, institutional betrayal, and trauma. Time period covered: April 2021, brief discussion of events that occurred April 2001

In this episode of Perverted Justice, Shielagh takes you inside the most agonizing part of her legal battle — the moment justice slipped through her fingers, not because the system failed on its own, but because the church intervened to protect the man who abused her.

You’ll hear how the solicitor on her case believed her. She believed he deserved active prison time. He was close — terrifyingly close — to accountability. But then the church did the unthinkable: they added her abuser to the civil lawsuit she had filed against them. That single move gave him the leverage he needed to avoid a guilty plea — a legal loophole that let him deny responsibility while the court accepted a conviction.

This wasn’t a misunderstanding. It was a strategy — one that protected the church by handing the child molester the tools to escape the truth.

In this episode, Shielagh walks you through the timeline of how it happened, what it cost, and what it reveals about how institutions silence survivors — not just with inaction, but with deliberate, calculated betrayal.

Key Themes:

• The emotional and legal cost of an Alford plea

• How the church’s legal tactics gave power back to the abuser

• The solicitor’s belief in my case — and what could have been

• The impact of institutional betrayal on survivors of abuse

Listener Discretion Advised: This episode contains discussions of child sexual abuse, institutional betrayal, and trauma.

If the episode moves you, I’d be honored if you’d share it — especially with those who still think silence is safety. Time Period Covered: Fall 2020-Spring 2021

In this episode of Perverted Justice, Shielagh Clark dissects a troubling sermon delivered by Pastor Richard Murray—one that reveals far more than he intended. Hidden within his words is a chilling glimpse into how he truly views the abuse Shielagh suffered and the twisted narrative he’s been spinning for years to protect himself and the church.

As Shielagh breaks down Murray’s message, the patterns become undeniable: the same victim-blaming rhetoric, the same perverted sense of justice that has plagued this case from the beginning. But this time, he goes even further—telling the most repulsive, gut-wrenching lie about Shielagh yet. A lie so vile, so transparently self-serving, that it shatters any illusion that Murray is fit to stand in a pulpit.

Shielagh exposes how this kind of deceit isn’t just harmful—it’s dangerous. It’s a weapon wielded against survivors to silence them, to protect abusers, and to keep the truth buried under the weight of religious authority. This isn’t just about one man’s moral failure—it’s about a church culture that enables and rewards these distortions of truth.

By the end of this episode, one thing is clear: Pastor Richard Murray should resign or be removed from his position immediately. His words have proven that he is unworthy of his title, his influence, and the trust of his congregation.

It’s time for the church to decide—will they continue to stand behind men who pervert the truth? Or will they finally demand justice?

In this episode of Perverted Justice, Shielagh breaks down Hyde Park Baptist Church’s official answer to the lawsuit—and the lies, denials, and outright blame they cast in the process. From denying basic, verifiable facts to employing the doctrine of unclean hands—essentially arguing that she was at fault for her own abuse—their response was more than just a legal maneuver. It was a moral failure.

We explore what this answer reveals about the church’s priorities, their willingness to distort reality to protect themselves, and their responsibility to know what was being filed on their behalf. She also shares her experience navigating the legal process—switching attorneys to protect her integrity, struggling to be heard, and coming to terms with the fact that the church she once respected had no intention of doing the right thing.

This episode is about more than just a legal document—it’s about truth, accountability, and the devastating impact of institutional betrayal. Links: Cheat Sheet: https://bit.ly/pj-cheatsheet Complaint: https://bit.ly/cvacomplaint Answer: https://bit.ly/CVAAnswer

To close the three-part series on reactions to the filing of the lawsuit, we examine the role of Peter Nargi, the youth pastor at Hyde Park Baptist Church, and his failure to report what he witnessed. As a leader responsible for the safety and spiritual guidance of the church’s youth, Nargi saw the warning signs—he witnessed Weaver alone with Shielagh in situations that should have raised alarm. And yet, he said nothing.

Why did he choose silence over action? Was it fear? We’ll explore how his inaction contributed to the perversion of justice and the culture of complicity that allowed abuse to persist unchecked.

Using firsthand accounts, documents, and radical truth-telling, we expose how silence isn’t just passive—it’s enabling. And we ask the critical question: when a leader fails to protect those in their care, does the system share the blame?

Tune in as we continue to unravel the truth behind Hyde Park Baptist Church’s failures—and the people who let them happen. **Peter Nargi denies having suspicions to warrant investigation or report Cheat Sheet: https://bit.ly/pj-cheatsheet

In this second installment of the three-part series on the initial responses to the lawsuit, Shielagh shifts the focus from leadership to the broader community’s reaction. From social media to the quiet, calculated silences, we examine how impression management played a key role these first few weeks.

Despite living 800 miles away, Shielagh still felt the weight of the narratives being spun—some dismissing the lawsuit as irrelevant, others distorting her motives. In this episode, she shares how she sought to make sense of the chaos, from creating a Venn diagram to discovering the groundbreaking research of Wade Mullen, whose work on institutional crisis management helped her understand the church’s tactics.

She confronts the "new church" argument head-on, asking: Can an institution erase its past simply by rebranding? And challenges the false peace that so many sought to maintain at the cost of truth and justice.

Through personal reflections, documented conversations, and hard-earned insights, Shielagh explores why telling the truth remains the ultimate disruption—and why it’s so often met with resistance.

Venn Diagram: https://bit.ly/VennD-Responses Books: Something's Not Right by Wade Mullen Trauma and Recovery by Judith Herman The Lord is my Courage by K.J. Ramsey Cheat Sheet: https://bit.ly/pj-cheatsheet

Time Period Covered: Summer 2020