OAKLAND (CA)
CBS 5
03/03/05 9:00 PST
OAKLAND (BCN)
Diocese of Oakland Bishop Allen Vigneron met today with a group of sex-abuse survivors to discuss their concerns about how the diocese is handling the investigation of a popular Berkeley pastor who's been accused of abusing a parishioner.
David Clohessy, the executive director of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP), said the meeting was productive in that he believes Vigneron understands the alleged "damage that's been done" by Father George Crespin of St. Joseph the Worker and Crespin's supporters.
Crespin, 69, retired in early February after being accused of sexual misconduct in incidents 30 years ago.
Clohessy said SNAP members asked to meet with Bishop Vigneron because they feared that diocese officials were backing off their investigation of Crespin under pressure from Crespin and hundreds of supporters at his church.
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