▁David ▁Clo h ess y , ▁res igned ▁from ▁their ▁SN AP ▁positions , ▁effective ▁February ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁and ▁December ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁respectively . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Trib une , ▁" Bar bara ▁Dor ris , ▁SN AP ' s ▁out re ach ▁director , ▁has ▁become ▁the ▁man aging ▁director ". ▁Three ▁other ▁long time ▁leaders , ▁board ▁president ▁Mary ▁Ellen ▁Kru ger ▁and ▁out re ach ▁director ▁Barbara ▁Dor ris , ▁both ▁of ▁St . ▁Louis , ▁and ▁board ▁member ▁Mary ▁Dis pen za , ▁left ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁Def am ation ▁law suit ▁and ▁san ctions ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁SN AP ▁was ▁ordered ▁by ▁US ▁District ▁Court ▁Judge ▁Carol ▁E . ▁Jackson ▁to ▁release ▁information ▁on ▁alleg ed ▁sex ▁ab use ▁vict ims , ▁during ▁the ▁discovery ▁process ▁of ▁a ▁def am ation ▁suit ▁by ▁an ▁accused ▁priest ▁against ▁whom ▁charges ▁were ▁dropped . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁David ▁Clo h ess y , ▁the ▁director ▁and ▁sp okes man , ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁most ▁significant ▁legal ▁battle ▁facing ▁the ▁organization ▁in ▁its ▁ 2 3 ▁years ▁and ▁that ▁he ▁personally ▁may ▁be ▁f ined ▁or ▁ja iled . ▁SN AP ▁refused ▁to ▁provide ▁the ▁judge ' s ▁order , ▁claim ing ▁" ra pe ▁crisis ▁center ▁privile ge ". ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Judge ▁Jackson ▁found ▁that ▁no ▁such