Perverted Justice

This conversation explores the journey of healing from abuse, the impact of church dynamics on victims, and the quest for justice and accountability. Shielagh Clark shares her personal experiences, the emotional toll of confronting her past, and the challenges faced in seeking support and navigating relationships. The discussion emphasizes the importance of truth in healing and the courage required to speak out against abuse. Time...

TRIGGER WARNING: Rape, Sexual Abuse, Spiritual Abuse, Miscarriage   Beware unchecked power within the church!   In this episode of Perverted Justice, I reveal the dark underbelly of religious authority and the spiritual abuse that accompanies clergy sexual abuse. I lay out false claims made by pastors which damaged my reputation, and steps I took to have my abuser arrested.  

Listen to the long-lasting damage caused by those who ...

TRIGGER WARNING: Sexual assault, rape  In this episode, Shielagh Clark offers insight into why accountability is key to building trust and restoring relationships.  We start by analyzing a resignation letter that is full of dishonesty and from there, we explore the elements of effective apologies, why it's so hard to admit our wrongdoings, and then detail missed opportunities. To download the cheat sheet for remembering who is w...

In this pivotal episode of Perverted Justice, Shielagh Clark dives deeper into the complexities of civil litigation, sharing her personal journey through the legal system and its intersection with her fight for justice against Hyde Park Baptist Church.

Shielagh begins with a detailed yet accessible breakdown of legal procedures, including the Child Victims Act (CVA) and the distinctions between civil and criminal law. From pleading...

Hyde Park Baptist Church (Romans Road Bible Church) had a beautiful opportunity to right the past and be an example for the local community and neighboring churches - but instead of rising to the challenge, they crumbled. 

In this episode, Shielagh lays out the steps the new pastor took to warp perceptions and sidestep his duty to care. Was it incompetence? A calculated strategy? Or something worse?

When institutions protect themse...

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...

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...

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 reveal...

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 vict...

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...

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 di...

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 h...

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...

In this episode, Shielagh recounts one of the most pivotal therapy sessions of her journey, occurring just after the deeply unsettling meeting between Richard Murray and the Greens. Still reeling from the manipulation and disorientation that meeting produced, she brings raw honesty into the therapy room - and into this episode - wrestling with deep self-doubt, despair, and a lifetime of spiritual conditioning that taught her to que...

When the Truth Breaks Through

In this episode, Shielagh reflects on a powerful dream she had following a breakthrough therapy session. In the dream, her home began flooding as water poured through a failed patch in the roof - a vivid picture of what it feels like when truth can no longer be contained. The patch, she realized, symbolized the years of lies used to cover up her abuse.

She also recounts a tense visit to her abuser’s cu...

Episode 17: Fabrications and False Hope

In this emotionally raw episode, Shielagh sits down with Dale and Alex, once trusted figures, in a vulnerable attempt to reach understanding, accountability, and shared pursuit of truth. She opens her heart about the deep harm their behavior during the lawsuit has caused, expressing a sincere desire for healing rooted in honesty and love.

But instead of meeting her in that place of cour...