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	California Episcopal Priest Resigns over Past Sex Abuse Allegations The Associated Press, carried in Sacramento Bee June 22, 2006 http://www.sacbee.com/24hour/religion/story/3315394p-12212765c.html Clayton, Calif. (AP) - Pressed by his bishop and public protests, an Episcopal priest is leaving the clergy over a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old girl decades ago. The Rev. John Bennison, 58, of St. John's parish in Clayton near San Francisco, who is married with two children, admitted to the past sexual relationship while serving in the Los Angeles Diocese. A 1993 church investigation said the relationship lasted four years and was one of several alleged affairs. Church documents said Bennison brought the teen to bed with him and his first wife. Bennison never faced criminal charges. Resignation pressure increased this spring when Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests held protests at his church. Two weeks ago, San Francisco's Bishop William Swing asked Bennison to step down.
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