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Contact Us
Richard Serrano
Manager of Office of Child, Adolescent, and Adult Protection (OCAP)(520) 838-2513
rserrano@diocesetucson.org
Benjamin Jimenez
Diocesan Investigator(520) 838-2574
bjimenez@diocesetucson.org
Christina Vargas
Safe Environment Manager(520) 838-2577
cvargas@diocesetucson.org
Melissa Tocco
Human Resources Administrator(520) 838-2560
mtocco@diocesetucson.org
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The Office of Child, Adolescent, and Adult Protection (OCAAP) is responsible for ensuring compliance by the Diocese of Tucson and its affiliated organizations with compliance with the Guidelines for the Prevention of and Response to Sexual Misconduct, and implementation of the necessary controls for an effective Safe Environment program. This includes tracking of abuse or misconduct cases and conducting of investigations as necessary.
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Report Abuse
- Reporting Abuse (doc)
- Instructions for how to proceed (docx)
- Form to submit an abuse report (docx)
Safe Environment Protection Policy
Code of Conduct
- Guidelines for the Prevention of and Response to Sexual Misconduct (PDF)
- Pautas para la Prevención y la Respuesta a la Mala Conducta Sexual (PDF)
- Code of Conduct (PDF)
- Código de Conducta (PDF)
Background Checks
- Background Checks (doc)
Links
After calling 911, report abuse to the Church by clicking here.
Prevention Education & Training
Audit Reporting
The Diocese of Tucson has been very consistent in its due diligence of its Safe Environment Program as evidenced by the fact that it has successfully passed each audit conducted by the respective US Conference of Bishops (USCCB) Stonebridge Audit teams. The following is the 2021 letter attesting to this for the audit period of July 1, 208 through June 30, 2021.- 2021 Audit Letter (PDF)