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Book Signing

White Rabbit Boutique will be hosting a book signing for Martinez’ own, Joey Piscitelli, Author of the book “A Witch Wins Justice” at White Rabbit Boutique on Saturday, April 28 from 2 PM to 4 PM. 

The book is a true story of Joey Piscitelli’s childhood abuse by the Salesian Order of Catholic priests when he went to an all-boys parochial school in Richmond, California.  Years later, Joey filed suit against the Catholic Church, the abuser priest, and the Salesian Order of priests.

He made history being the only clergy molestation victim to have ever gone to jury in Contra Costa County against a priest and the only clergy abuse victim to ever win a case like that, which he did in 2003.  He enlightens the reader of abuse by the Salesian Order of priests, all of which are documented.  The book is a real page turner that keeps the reader very involved in this story.  It is so heartbreaking to hear the repeated threats from the priests of “who would believe a little troublemaker like you or a priest?”

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Joey Piscitelli was raised in Richmond as a devout Catholic and is a child abuse victim advocate, a writer, and a contractor living in Martinez with his lovely wife.  He is a member of San Francisco Regional Mensa.  He is also a practicing earth-based (non-Satanist) Pagan.

Piscitelli has organized hundreds of press conferences, news events, and protests concerning clergy abuse throughout Northern California, and has exposed several dozen clergy abusers publicly. He has appeared on several radio talk shows, and tv shows, including the Oprah Winfrey show for male survivors in Chicago.  He has been interviewed and quoted in numerous newspapers and magazines, and has appeared in several documentaries on clergy abuse as well. Joey Piscitelli was also a volunteer leader and coordinator for “SNAP- The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests” for nearly 10 years in Northern California.

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Please join us on April 28th and meet Joey Piscitelli and get a copy of his true life story.

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