▁privile ge ▁exists ▁and ▁im posed ▁san ctions ▁against ▁SN AP . ▁The ▁judge ▁found ▁that ▁SN AP ▁had ▁def amed ▁him ▁and ▁consp ired ▁against ▁the ▁priest , ▁and ▁order ▁that ▁SN AP ▁pay ▁the ▁priest ' s ▁legal ▁fe es . ▁SN AP ' s ▁att orney ▁stated ▁they ▁were ▁considering ▁an ▁appeal . ▁ ▁Hamm ond ▁v . ▁SN AP ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁a ▁former ▁fund ra iser ▁for ▁SN AP , ▁G ret chen ▁Rach el ▁Hamm ond , ▁file d ▁a ▁wh ist leb lower ▁law suit ▁against ▁the ▁organization ▁in ▁Cook ▁County , ▁IL . ▁Hamm ond ▁had ▁been ▁employed ▁by ▁SN AP ▁as ▁a ▁Director ▁of ▁Development ▁from ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁through ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁In ▁the ▁law suit , ▁Hamm ond ▁alleg ed ▁that ▁SN AP ▁fired ▁her ▁in ▁ret ali ation ▁for ▁confront ing ▁the ▁organization ▁for ▁" coll ud ing ▁with ▁surv iv ors ' ▁att or ne ys ." ▁The ▁law suit ▁stated ▁that ▁" SN AP ▁does ▁not ▁focus ▁on ▁protect ing ▁or ▁helping ▁surv iv ors ▁— ▁it ▁explo its ▁them . ▁SN AP ▁rout in ely ▁accepts ▁financial ▁kick back s ▁from ▁att or ne ys ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁' don ations .' ▁In ▁exchange ▁for ▁the ▁kick back s , ▁SN AP ▁refers ▁surv iv ors ▁as ▁potential ▁clients ▁to ▁att or ne ys , ▁who ▁then ▁file ▁law su