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	San Diego Bishop Testifies before Bankruptcy Committee CBS 47 April 20, 2007 http://www.cbs47.tv/news/state/story.aspx?content_id=ce6075c5-d3e5-4041-aeae-df49781e5cc6 San Diego (AP) — A woman who sued the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego invoked the name of God today to make Bishop Robert Brom answer to claims of sexual abuse she said a priest inflicted on her when she was a girl. The bishop softly refused to answer. Diana Williams responded by asking, "How can you not respond? How in the name of God can you not?" She was one of more 140 people who sued the diocese on claims they were abused. Williams spoke at a hearing about the church's Chapter Eleven bankruptcy filing. She tearfully told the bishop that she has lost her faith, her virginity and her innocence. Williams related that the church has cut off payments for her therapy for depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. Brom appeared in court to answer questions about church finances amid accusations that the diocese is shielding assets in bankruptcy proceedings.
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