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"content": "\u003cp>A Catholic priest in Rodeo remains the active head of a church and parochial school while he faces accusations of molesting a child parishioner decades ago, KQED has learned.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A lawsuit filed in Alameda County in September alleges ongoing abuse in the mid-1980s, including that the priest secluded the unnamed plaintiff in an office and groped his genitals underneath his clothing when he was a parishioner at St. Raymond Catholic Church in Dublin. The plaintiff was around 6 and 7 years old at the time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The priest is not named in the lawsuit. But documents filed in federal bankruptcy court and records from a special proceeding in state court reveal who the priest is: Father Larry Young.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Young was parochial vicar at St. Raymond’s from September 1984 to June 1987, according to the Oakland diocese.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He is the current pastor of St. Patrick Catholic Church in Rodeo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Reached by phone on July 24, Young initially declined to comment. After he and his attorneys were presented with information identifying him as the unnamed defendant, Young sent an Aug. 8 emailed statement calling the accusation against him “absolutely false.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It is a defamation of my name and character for something I did not — and would not — do to any child of God,” Young said in his statement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11956782\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11956782\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/07/230727-Oakland-Diocese-Sexual-Abuse-MHN-01-KQED.jpg\" alt='A brightly colored sign hanging on a chain link fence that reads \"Saint Patrick School Now Enrolling.\"' width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/07/230727-Oakland-Diocese-Sexual-Abuse-MHN-01-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/07/230727-Oakland-Diocese-Sexual-Abuse-MHN-01-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/07/230727-Oakland-Diocese-Sexual-Abuse-MHN-01-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/07/230727-Oakland-Diocese-Sexual-Abuse-MHN-01-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/07/230727-Oakland-Diocese-Sexual-Abuse-MHN-01-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/07/230727-Oakland-Diocese-Sexual-Abuse-MHN-01-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Signage outside the St. Patrick Catholic Church in Rodeo on July 27, 2023. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The allegation in the lawsuit is not proven.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The lawsuit against Young is among over a thousand claims filed in Northern California courts on behalf of survivors of alleged childhood sexual abuse by clergy under a recent California law.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Attorneys defending the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland and two accused clergy who remain in active ministry — Young and another East Bay priest — have been fighting for several months to keep their identities sealed in court and out of public view.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They argue that the diocese’s internal investigation found the allegations are without merit and that the priests’ identities have been uncovered in violation of the law. [pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Rick Simons, attorney for victims’ cases against clergy in Northern California\"]‘The reason that the bishop and his lawyers want to keep names of alleged perpetrators confidential is they know that once the name gets out in the public, other potential victims will come forward.’[/pullquote] “This matter has not been deemed credible,” Oakland diocese spokesperson Helen Osman wrote in an email to KQED.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A former assistant U.S. attorney hired by the diocese found the allegations were not credible, Osman said. The diocese declined to identify the former prosecutor or provide documentation of their findings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The bankruptcy proceedings effectively froze all the state court cases filed against the Oakland diocese, its facilities and its clergy. Advocates say the diocese is using the bankruptcy process to delay the lawsuits, and that the lack of transparency undermines the diocese’s public stance of compassion for survivors of abuse.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is absolutely abhorrent and irresponsible,” said Rick Simons, one of the lead attorneys managing victims’ cases against clergy in Northern California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The reason that the bishop and his lawyers want to keep names of alleged perpetrators confidential is they know that once the name gets out in the public, other potential victims will come forward,” Simons said. “It’s like the #MeToo movement.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Oakland diocese sought Chapter 11 protection in federal bankruptcy court in May as it faced more than 330 claims filed by the survivors of alleged child sexual abuse under a 2019 state law, the California Child Victims Act, or \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB218\">Assembly Bill 218\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The law waived all time limits for those claims from 2020 through the end of last year, and it permanently extended age limits to sue for childhood molestation — from age 26 to 40 years old, or within five years after the discovery of the abuse.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Oakland diocese was the second California diocese to file for bankruptcy this year in the wake of lawsuits brought under AB 218. The Diocese of Santa Rosa sought Chapter 11 protection in March. The Archdiocese of San Francisco announced Friday it will “very likely” follow suit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11956783\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11956783\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/07/230727-Oakland-Diocese-Sexual-Abuse-MHN-03-KQED.jpg\" alt='A wooden sign outside a large building that reads \"Welcome: St. Patrick Catholic Church\" and listing the times of services.' width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/07/230727-Oakland-Diocese-Sexual-Abuse-MHN-03-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/07/230727-Oakland-Diocese-Sexual-Abuse-MHN-03-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/07/230727-Oakland-Diocese-Sexual-Abuse-MHN-03-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/07/230727-Oakland-Diocese-Sexual-Abuse-MHN-03-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/07/230727-Oakland-Diocese-Sexual-Abuse-MHN-03-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/07/230727-Oakland-Diocese-Sexual-Abuse-MHN-03-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Signage outside the St. Patrick Catholic Church in Rodeo on July 27, 2023. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Attorneys representing survivors of alleged molestation are “alarmed that two priests accused of sexual abuse remain currently employed by the [diocese],” according to a recent filing in federal court. “An immediate investigation is necessary with respect to the Accused Employees because they (i) remain in contact with children, and (ii) are continuing to collect a salary and benefits from assets of the [diocese’s] estate.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A bankruptcy judge granted the diocese’s request last month to keep the names of the two current employees under seal in federal court.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Attorneys have also sought to keep the priests’ names out of state court filings — and the press.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Referencing him in a story now is improper and would severely and recklessly harm Father Young and his reputation,” Young’s attorney, Dan Webb, wrote in a June 27 email to KQED.[pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Father George Mockel, pastor, Santa Maria Church in Orinda\"]‘I have never been involved in any disciplinary action, criminal case, or civil matter and have never been accused of assault or any such wrongdoing in my lifetime. I am deeply saddened and distressed by this maligning of my name and reputation.’[/pullquote] Webb, along with the diocese, argue that naming Young violates rules of civil proceedings created by the California Child Victims Act.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“These very issues are in litigation now,” Webb wrote.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The law prohibits accused abusers sued as defendants from being named in lawsuits until supporting evidence is presented. It does not apply to the press.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Father George Mockel, another active East Bay priest, has also been accused of sexually abusing a child in a civil case brought under AB 218.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a lawsuit filed in December, a plaintiff alleges they were sexually abused by a priest in the mid-1970s. A filing in the case directly identifies Father George Mockel as the alleged perpetrator, as \u003ca href=\"https://www.nbcbayarea.com/investigations/east-bay-priests-accused-child-sex-abuse-suits/3263850/\">NBC Bay Area reported\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mockel is the pastor of Santa Maria Church in Orinda.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In \u003ca href=\"https://santamariaorinda.com/fr-george-statement\">a statement that was posted to the church’s website\u003c/a>, but has since been taken down, Mockel denied the allegations:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I have never abused anyone in any way at any time. That is not who I am,” Mockel said. “I have never been involved in any disciplinary action, criminal case, or civil matter and have never been accused of assault or any such wrongdoing in my lifetime. I am deeply saddened and distressed by this maligning of my name and reputation.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The plaintiffs’ attorneys in both cases either did not respond to a request for comment or declined to comment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This effort to leave them in ministry is an effort to intimidate other victims from coming forward,” said Dan McNevin, Oakland leader of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, or SNAP.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“People are afraid of powerful priests. Larry Young is a very powerful man within the diocese,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ordained in 1981, Young served at several parishes in the East Bay, including in San Leandro, Fremont and Richmond, according to church records, before becoming pastor of St. Patrick Catholic Church in Rodeo over 20 years ago.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11956785\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11956785\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/07/230727-Oakland-Diocese-Sexual-Abuse-MHN-06-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A large and circular modern-looking building sitting beside a body of water.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/07/230727-Oakland-Diocese-Sexual-Abuse-MHN-06-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/07/230727-Oakland-Diocese-Sexual-Abuse-MHN-06-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/07/230727-Oakland-Diocese-Sexual-Abuse-MHN-06-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/07/230727-Oakland-Diocese-Sexual-Abuse-MHN-06-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/07/230727-Oakland-Diocese-Sexual-Abuse-MHN-06-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/07/230727-Oakland-Diocese-Sexual-Abuse-MHN-06-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Cathedral of Christ the Light and Catholic Diocese of Oakland in Oakland on July 28, 2023. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Mockel was previously the vicar general of the diocese, a role that directly supports the bishop in the governance of the diocese.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Both priests were listed among diocesan consultors in the 2021 Official Catholic Directory, meaning they are advisors to the bishop.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A \u003ca href=\"https://holyspiritfremont.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/July-2019-Appointments.pdf\">2019 memo (PDF)\u003c/a> includes Mockel and Young among members of the diocese’s Priests Personnel Board.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I know them both, I know them fairly well,” said Tim Stier, a former priest with the Oakland diocese who was an associate pastor at St. Raymond in the early 1990s.[pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Tim Stier, former priest, outspoken critic, Oakland diocese\"]‘When a priest is accused, he’s supposed to be suspended by the bishop while an investigation takes place.’[/pullquote] “I like Larry. I’ve always found him somewhat peculiar and eccentric, but he’s always been nice to me. But then, priests are always nice to fellow priests, generally,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Stier has been an outspoken critic of the Oakland diocese’s handling of sexual abuse by its priests. Last year, the Vatican \u003ca href=\"https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/07/09/vatican-defrocks-priest-who-scolded-oakland-diocese-over-sex-abuse/?clearUserState=true\">officially removed\u003c/a> him from the priesthood.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When a priest is accused, he’s supposed to be suspended by the bishop while an investigation takes place,” Stier said, referring to the Oakland diocese’s process for \u003ca href=\"https://oakdiocese.org/victims-assistance#:~:text=When%20the%20diocese%20receives%20an,temporary%20suspension%20of%20all%20ministry.\">responding to allegations of sexual abuse\u003c/a> by clergy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The procedures also require the diocese to report any allegations that a priest is sexually abusing a child to law enforcement and the priest’s parish.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The diocese has not reported the allegation against Young to law enforcement. He has not been suspended and parishioners of St. Patrick Catholic Church have not been notified.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s because the diocese’s policies don’t apply to historical allegations brought through a lawsuit, according to spokesperson Helen Osman.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The Diocese was not aware of the alleged abuse when it allegedly occurred,” Osman said in an email. “We have no records of being contacted. The Diocese also sought to speak with the plaintiff about the allegations after the filing of the complaint and the plaintiff refused.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Young is also not included in the Oakland diocese’s \u003ca href=\"https://oakdiocese.org/credible-accusations\">list of credibly accused clergy\u003c/a> released in 2019, because, Osman said, he has not been credibly accused.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The Bishop has expressed his support for me and has stated I deserve to maintain my good name,” Young said, adding that he has been advised not to speak about the case beyond his emailed statement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I appreciate your understanding, but especially your prayers, not just for me but for everyone involved,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>How the priests’ identities were revealed\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>In a June 21 conference call in the bankruptcy case, a representative of the Oakland diocese said that two priests recently accused of child abuse in the East Bay remain in active ministry, without naming them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The diocese initially requested that the names of all accused priests and anyone involved in a cover-up of abuse, along with the survivors of alleged abuse, be kept under seal or redacted from the bankruptcy proceedings. The diocese had argued its employees are entitled to protection from identity theft and harassment.[aside label='More on the Oakland Diocese' tag='oakland-diocese']Lawyers representing the survivors among other “unsecured creditors” in the case, opposed the request. The request for confidentiality was later narrowed to just the two priests in active ministry.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The public should be aware. What we’re doing should not be done behind closed doors,” Jeff Prol, an attorney for the survivors and other creditors in the bankruptcy case, said in an interview with KQED on July 7.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The public interest requires that the priests’ names be disclosed,” he said. “They’re potentially a danger to society.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bankruptcy Judge William J. Lafferty granted the diocese’s request last month, sealing the names of the two active priests in the bankruptcy case.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But cross-referencing filings by the diocese in bankruptcy court and documents filed in state court reveal the identities of the priests and the accusations against them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A routine filing in bankruptcy court in early July disclosed that two active priests with the Oakland diocese hired an attorney to address potential violations of California privacy law. That document referenced two Alameda County Superior Court case numbers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The case numbers relate to two lawsuits filed in state court alleging sexual abuse by priests. Mockel is identified as the alleged perpetrator in one of those cases, but Young is not named.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, a statement filed monthly in state court includes a chart with information from over 1,500 lawsuits filed in the three-year window created by the California Child Victims Act. The chart displays case numbers, attorney names, time periods of the alleged abuse and the names of the alleged perpetrator in hundreds of the cases.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Young and Mockel are listed as alleged perpetrators in the chart, buried among the names of hundreds of other accused clergy. Searching by the two case numbers the diocese identified in bankruptcy court, however, highlights Mockel and Young as the two recently accused priests who remain actively leading parishioners.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Pushing for secrecy\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Oakland diocese spokesperson Osman said attorneys for survivors “ignored the law” when they named Young in the chart.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“California law requires that certain criteria be met before an alleged childhood sexual abuser can be publicly named as a defendant in a lawsuit,” Osman wrote. “Those criteria have not been met in this case.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Simons, the plaintiffs’ attorney manager in the special proceeding, said lawyers are required by court order to provide information from their cases for use in the chart.[pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Dan McNevin, Oakland leader, Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP)\"]‘I think it really defeats justice when these cases are not publicized and we have no visibility into the process that caused a priest to remain in ministry.’[/pullquote] Attorneys representing the priests have pushed to keep Young and Mockel’s names confidential in state court filings as well.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dan Webb, the attorney representing the two priests, asked an Alameda County Superior Court clerk in late June to seal the chart, blocking public access, while he prepared a motion requesting the priests’ names be removed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The court responded that no action would be taken based on Webb’s emailed request, but that the priests could file a motion to seal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To date, no motion has been filed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think it really defeats justice when these cases are not publicized and we have no visibility into the process that caused a priest to remain in ministry,” said McNevin of SNAP.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“[Young] should be suspended. His parish should be informed. All of the parishes where he worked should be informed, and survivors should be invited to come forward from all of those places. That would be the compassionate response to an accusation like this,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Young was parochial vicar at St. Raymond’s from September 1984 to June 1987, according to the Oakland diocese.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He is the current pastor of St. Patrick Catholic Church in Rodeo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Reached by phone on July 24, Young initially declined to comment. After he and his attorneys were presented with information identifying him as the unnamed defendant, Young sent an Aug. 8 emailed statement calling the accusation against him “absolutely false.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It is a defamation of my name and character for something I did not — and would not — do to any child of God,” Young said in his statement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11956782\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11956782\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/07/230727-Oakland-Diocese-Sexual-Abuse-MHN-01-KQED.jpg\" alt='A brightly colored sign hanging on a chain link fence that reads \"Saint Patrick School Now Enrolling.\"' width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/07/230727-Oakland-Diocese-Sexual-Abuse-MHN-01-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/07/230727-Oakland-Diocese-Sexual-Abuse-MHN-01-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/07/230727-Oakland-Diocese-Sexual-Abuse-MHN-01-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/07/230727-Oakland-Diocese-Sexual-Abuse-MHN-01-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/07/230727-Oakland-Diocese-Sexual-Abuse-MHN-01-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/07/230727-Oakland-Diocese-Sexual-Abuse-MHN-01-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Signage outside the St. Patrick Catholic Church in Rodeo on July 27, 2023. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The allegation in the lawsuit is not proven.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The lawsuit against Young is among over a thousand claims filed in Northern California courts on behalf of survivors of alleged childhood sexual abuse by clergy under a recent California law.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Attorneys defending the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland and two accused clergy who remain in active ministry — Young and another East Bay priest — have been fighting for several months to keep their identities sealed in court and out of public view.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They argue that the diocese’s internal investigation found the allegations are without merit and that the priests’ identities have been uncovered in violation of the law. \u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp> “I like Larry. I’ve always found him somewhat peculiar and eccentric, but he’s always been nice to me. But then, priests are always nice to fellow priests, generally,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Stier has been an outspoken critic of the Oakland diocese’s handling of sexual abuse by its priests. Last year, the Vatican \u003ca href=\"https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/07/09/vatican-defrocks-priest-who-scolded-oakland-diocese-over-sex-abuse/?clearUserState=true\">officially removed\u003c/a> him from the priesthood.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When a priest is accused, he’s supposed to be suspended by the bishop while an investigation takes place,” Stier said, referring to the Oakland diocese’s process for \u003ca href=\"https://oakdiocese.org/victims-assistance#:~:text=When%20the%20diocese%20receives%20an,temporary%20suspension%20of%20all%20ministry.\">responding to allegations of sexual abuse\u003c/a> by clergy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The procedures also require the diocese to report any allegations that a priest is sexually abusing a child to law enforcement and the priest’s parish.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The diocese has not reported the allegation against Young to law enforcement. He has not been suspended and parishioners of St. Patrick Catholic Church have not been notified.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s because the diocese’s policies don’t apply to historical allegations brought through a lawsuit, according to spokesperson Helen Osman.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The Diocese was not aware of the alleged abuse when it allegedly occurred,” Osman said in an email. “We have no records of being contacted. The Diocese also sought to speak with the plaintiff about the allegations after the filing of the complaint and the plaintiff refused.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Young is also not included in the Oakland diocese’s \u003ca href=\"https://oakdiocese.org/credible-accusations\">list of credibly accused clergy\u003c/a> released in 2019, because, Osman said, he has not been credibly accused.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The Bishop has expressed his support for me and has stated I deserve to maintain my good name,” Young said, adding that he has been advised not to speak about the case beyond his emailed statement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I appreciate your understanding, but especially your prayers, not just for me but for everyone involved,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>How the priests’ identities were revealed\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>In a June 21 conference call in the bankruptcy case, a representative of the Oakland diocese said that two priests recently accused of child abuse in the East Bay remain in active ministry, without naming them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The diocese initially requested that the names of all accused priests and anyone involved in a cover-up of abuse, along with the survivors of alleged abuse, be kept under seal or redacted from the bankruptcy proceedings. The diocese had argued its employees are entitled to protection from identity theft and harassment.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Lawyers representing the survivors among other “unsecured creditors” in the case, opposed the request. The request for confidentiality was later narrowed to just the two priests in active ministry.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The public should be aware. What we’re doing should not be done behind closed doors,” Jeff Prol, an attorney for the survivors and other creditors in the bankruptcy case, said in an interview with KQED on July 7.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The public interest requires that the priests’ names be disclosed,” he said. “They’re potentially a danger to society.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bankruptcy Judge William J. Lafferty granted the diocese’s request last month, sealing the names of the two active priests in the bankruptcy case.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But cross-referencing filings by the diocese in bankruptcy court and documents filed in state court reveal the identities of the priests and the accusations against them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A routine filing in bankruptcy court in early July disclosed that two active priests with the Oakland diocese hired an attorney to address potential violations of California privacy law. That document referenced two Alameda County Superior Court case numbers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The case numbers relate to two lawsuits filed in state court alleging sexual abuse by priests. Mockel is identified as the alleged perpetrator in one of those cases, but Young is not named.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, a statement filed monthly in state court includes a chart with information from over 1,500 lawsuits filed in the three-year window created by the California Child Victims Act. The chart displays case numbers, attorney names, time periods of the alleged abuse and the names of the alleged perpetrator in hundreds of the cases.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Young and Mockel are listed as alleged perpetrators in the chart, buried among the names of hundreds of other accused clergy. Searching by the two case numbers the diocese identified in bankruptcy court, however, highlights Mockel and Young as the two recently accused priests who remain actively leading parishioners.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Pushing for secrecy\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Oakland diocese spokesperson Osman said attorneys for survivors “ignored the law” when they named Young in the chart.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“California law requires that certain criteria be met before an alleged childhood sexual abuser can be publicly named as a defendant in a lawsuit,” Osman wrote. “Those criteria have not been met in this case.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Simons, the plaintiffs’ attorney manager in the special proceeding, said lawyers are required by court order to provide information from their cases for use in the chart.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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Records show his employment contract with the district was “at will” and that he could be “terminated at any time with or without cause.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The alum claimed the sexual relationship with Tool began after graduation, just a few months after they had turned 18, and that Tool had groomed them in high school.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to the \u003ca href=\"https://www.rainn.org/news/grooming-know-warning-signs\">Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN)\u003c/a>, grooming can include manipulative behaviors used to gain access to victims and coerce them to agree to abusive conditions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“During our relationship, Tristan admitted to having sexual relationships with two other graduates of Miramonte High School that also competed on the Track and Field team, and were directly coached by him,” the alum, whose name is redacted in the records, writes in the Oct. 25 email to school officials. “I believe he is dangerous to the children he is coaching as he has shown a pattern of developing inappropriate relationships with athletes he has coached in the past.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The email to the school does not indicate when the alleged sexual relationships with the other former students may have occurred.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tool did not respond to requests for comment on the allegations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Acalanes Union High School District Superintendent John Nickerson did not comment on the claims against Tool, but said in an email to KQED, “All disclosable records were released in response to your [California Public Records Act request] regarding Tool. A formal investigation was completed.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Billie-Jo Grant, chief operating officer of McGrath Training Solutions, which provides training to improve safety in schools, said complaints against school employees should be thoroughly investigated.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Abuse and misconduct is not something that happens all of a sudden,” Grant said. “That power relationship between a teacher and a student doesn’t go away the day that they graduate as well as the grooming or bread crumbs that would have been in place prior to that graduation.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Grant said schools can investigate how the relationship developed or occurred to prevent it from happening to other students.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“What was the culture that allowed this to occur, and do we have good policies in place? Have we done proper training for our staff and our students and our administrative team?” Grant said, citing questions schools can ask when similar complaints are made.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The records shared with KQED in response to a public record request with the school district also include an email from another alum, expressing disappointment in the way the school handled “the allegations behind … Tool’s release as head coach.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There was no effort to contact past athletes, and I therefore heard the news through rumor weeks after it had occurred,” the alum wrote. “It hurts those who have suffered to not have the truth out there. This cannot be swept under the rug.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is not the first time the Acalanes Union High School District has had to contend with allegations of misconduct by employees. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11935859/a-shot-at-justice-lawsuits-mount-over-sexual-abuse-in-california-schools-as-end-of-year-deadline-approaches\">In December, the school and district were sued\u003c/a> by three former students who say the school failed to investigate reports of harassment and assault against an English teacher, Mark Christopher Litton, more than a decade ago.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Litton was sentenced to prison in 2010 after pleading no contest to sexual abuse.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A state law, AB 218, went into effect in 2020 and, among other changes, opened a three-year window for victims of childhood sexual abuse to sue school districts or other institutions regardless of how long ago the alleged abuse occurred.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to court filings, an attorney for the district has argued that AB 218 violates the state constitution.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The records shared by the school district with KQED also show that an additional alum, who is not a plaintiff in the lawsuit, had complained to the school about Litton’s behavior months before his arrest.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In particular he would kiss the top of my head, hug me tightly for extended periods of time and he touched my legs,” the former student wrote in a handwritten note dated April 2009. “At the time I was charmed and flattered. It disturbs me a great deal to write this down.”\u003cstrong>\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11942600\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11942600 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/Miramonte-800x458.png\" alt='An image of a handwritten message that begins, \"I was a student at Miramonte a few years ago and recently graduated.\"' width=\"800\" height=\"458\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/Miramonte-800x458.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/Miramonte-1020x584.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/Miramonte-160x92.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/Miramonte-1536x880.png 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/Miramonte.png 1540w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Miramonte High School alum reported inappropriate behavior by English teacher Mark Christopher Litton in April 2009, records obtained by KQED show.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The next hearing related to the civil case is scheduled for April.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s certainly upsetting that the school seems to continue to employ sexual predators,” Jessica Dayton, an attorney representing the plaintiffs in the suit, said after reviewing the records.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dayton added, however, that she was encouraged to see that the school appeared to swiftly address the alum’s complaint against Tool, in contrast to how officials responded to her clients.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“From what I could tell, I was pleased to see [the school] received one complaint and they took swift action,” she said. “That was very heartening to see.”\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>Funerals have begun for the victims of the Halloween shooting that killed five people at an Orinda Airbnb. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Thursday, hundreds of family and friends arrived at Grace Bible Fellowship in Antioch to remember Omar Taylor Jr., 24, a father to a three-year-old girl. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“My son was well-loved,” said Omar Taylor Sr. “This is a good kid we lost and it doesn’t just affect our family, it affects the whole community. The community took a loss with this one.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID='news_11784625,news_11786674,news_11785057' label='Related Stories:']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The younger Taylor was remembered at the service as a warm person with serious ambition, who wanted to be a music producer and worked hard to achieve it. Many friends knew him as a talented athlete, who played football from Pop Warner days, up until his time at El Cerrito High School. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“My body’s shaking. My legs are weak. It feels like part of my chest has been ripped out right now,” said Taylor’s cousin, Rhaheem Carrie. Carrie said that after he moved to Ohio for school, he would call Taylor every day to talk about school, music and how things were going back home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to family, after graduating from El Cerrito High School, Taylor worked for UPS, Coca-Cola and Tesla. Throughout it all, he kept working on his music and DJed at local community events and parties.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2016, he became a father to a girl, Ja’niyah, who his friends described as the “love of his life.” \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For Omar Taylor Sr., his son dying from gun violence is a nightmare. 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Carrie spoke during his cousin’s funeral on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019 in Antioch, Calif.\u003cbr> \u003ccite>(Kate Wolffe/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Five men have been arrested in connection to the crime. Taylor is thought to have been caught in the crossfire of the shooting, which was billed on Instagram as an Airbnb mansion party. The party attracted young people from across the Bay Area, including Richmond, Vallejo and Antioch. All the victims in the shooting were people of color. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the aftermath of the shooting, Airbnb publicly announced that they would pay for the funerals and any counseling that the families needed. According to the Contra Costa County Victim Services Center, two families have chosen not to receive assistance and the other three have. 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Iles, 20, of Marin City; and Shamron Joshua Mitchell, 30, of Antioch. All were arrested on charges of murder and conspiracy and are being held without bail, the sheriff's office said. The fifth suspect, Devin Isiah Williamson, 21, of Vallejo, the promoter of the event, was charged as an accessory and is being held in lieu of $500,000 bail.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It’s important to note that this investigation is still in its earliest stages,\" Livingston told reporters on Friday, adding that additional arrests are more than likely as authorities conduct ongoing forensic work. \"We do have people in custody, but we know there are others we are seeking now.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The arrests come nearly two weeks after the shooting, which occurred close to 11 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 31, at an Airbnb rental on Lucille Way, where an estimated 100 people had gathered for the party. Until now, law enforcement officials had revealed little information about the deadly incident.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Victims included Tiyon Farley, 22, of Antioch; Omar Taylor, 24, of Pittsburg; Raymon Hill, Jr., 23, of San Francisco and Oakland; Javlin County, 29, of Sausalito and Richmond; and Oshiana Tompkins, 19, of Vallejo and Hercules. At least four other people were injured.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We haven’t nailed down the exact motive yet, but I believe in due course we will,\" Livingston said. He noted that members of different Bay Area gangs attended the party, including two of the victims — Hill and County – both of whom were armed and had \"extensive criminal histories\" and affiliations with gangs in San Francisco and Marin City, respectively. Videos obtained from the event showed that many attendees entered the party carrying firearms, even after being patted down by a security guard at the door who had been seen \"drinking Hennessy throughout the evening,\" he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the time of massacre, Orinda's only two patrol officers on duty had been in Oakland recovering a stolen car and didn’t arrive at the scene until 10 minutes afterwards, by which point the assailants had already fled, according to \u003ca href=\"https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/11/12/orinda-officers-were-in-oakland-during-shooting-that-killed-five-according-to-call-logs-panicked-moments-after-shooting-detailed/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">call logs obtained by the Mercury News\u003c/a>. The logs show that no Orinda officers were patrolling the streets of the city for at least two hours beforehand, even as several residents called to complain of the loud party.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But when asked about the delayed police response, Livingston was quick to deflect blame.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The blame rests specifically on the individuals that carried guns into the party, pulled the trigger and murdered someone. That’s who should be blamed,\" he said. \"For this event it came down to gang members shooting and killing people.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Investigators believe the incident started in the kitchen and involved multiple shooters, he said, describing a chaotic scene with bullet casings everywhere. \"In my 32 years of law enforcement, I have never seen a homicide scene like this, ever. It was a bloodbath inside the home.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The mass shooting shook the community of Orinda, a small, quiet East Bay suburb.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It's a horrific event that occurred in our community, and we hope these arrests will start the process of some level of healing, if that's possible,\" said Orinda Mayor Inga Miller. \"Our hearts go out to families and people affected. ... A sense of safety was shattered and these arrests will hopefully bring back that feeling of safety in the neighborhood.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Miller added that although sheriff's officials worked doggedly on the case over the last two weeks, many of her constituents felt in the dark because of the tight-lipped nature of the investigation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"This is something concrete that residents can see,\" she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Miller also noted that the City Council is considering an ordinance to temporarily ban short-term, unhosted housing rentals in the city until more safeguards are put in place. The council plans to take up the issue on Tuesday, she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Airbnb has since said it will ban party houses on its online platform.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Contra Costa Sheriffs’s Office said the investigation into the shooting is ongoing and is asking anyone with any information to contact its investigation division at (925) 313-2600. 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The fifth suspect, Devin Isiah Williamson, 21, of Vallejo, the promoter of the event, was charged as an accessory and is being held in lieu of $500,000 bail.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It’s important to note that this investigation is still in its earliest stages,\" Livingston told reporters on Friday, adding that additional arrests are more than likely as authorities conduct ongoing forensic work. \"We do have people in custody, but we know there are others we are seeking now.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The arrests come nearly two weeks after the shooting, which occurred close to 11 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 31, at an Airbnb rental on Lucille Way, where an estimated 100 people had gathered for the party. 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Videos obtained from the event showed that many attendees entered the party carrying firearms, even after being patted down by a security guard at the door who had been seen \"drinking Hennessy throughout the evening,\" he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the time of massacre, Orinda's only two patrol officers on duty had been in Oakland recovering a stolen car and didn’t arrive at the scene until 10 minutes afterwards, by which point the assailants had already fled, according to \u003ca href=\"https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/11/12/orinda-officers-were-in-oakland-during-shooting-that-killed-five-according-to-call-logs-panicked-moments-after-shooting-detailed/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">call logs obtained by the Mercury News\u003c/a>. The logs show that no Orinda officers were patrolling the streets of the city for at least two hours beforehand, even as several residents called to complain of the loud party.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But when asked about the delayed police response, Livingston was quick to deflect blame.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The blame rests specifically on the individuals that carried guns into the party, pulled the trigger and murdered someone. That’s who should be blamed,\" he said. \"For this event it came down to gang members shooting and killing people.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Investigators believe the incident started in the kitchen and involved multiple shooters, he said, describing a chaotic scene with bullet casings everywhere. \"In my 32 years of law enforcement, I have never seen a homicide scene like this, ever. It was a bloodbath inside the home.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The mass shooting shook the community of Orinda, a small, quiet East Bay suburb.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It's a horrific event that occurred in our community, and we hope these arrests will start the process of some level of healing, if that's possible,\" said Orinda Mayor Inga Miller. \"Our hearts go out to families and people affected. ... A sense of safety was shattered and these arrests will hopefully bring back that feeling of safety in the neighborhood.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Miller added that although sheriff's officials worked doggedly on the case over the last two weeks, many of her constituents felt in the dark because of the tight-lipped nature of the investigation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"This is something concrete that residents can see,\" she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Miller also noted that the City Council is considering an ordinance to temporarily ban short-term, unhosted housing rentals in the city until more safeguards are put in place. The council plans to take up the issue on Tuesday, she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Airbnb has since said it will ban party houses on its online platform.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Contra Costa Sheriffs’s Office said the investigation into the shooting is ongoing and is asking anyone with any information to contact its investigation division at (925) 313-2600. 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"content": "\u003cp>On Tuesday night, Orinda City Council met for the first time since last week’s shooting at a Halloween party that left five young people of color dead.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Orinda Mayor Inga Miller first read the names of victims: Tiyon Farley, 22, of Antioch, Omar Taylor, 24, of Pittsburg, Ramon Hill Jr., 23, of San Francisco and Oakland and Javin County, 29, of Sausalito and Richmond. She then asked the community to join her in a moment of silence.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Orinda Police Chief David Cook, who was in attendance, gave no information on a potential suspect.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/abene_writes/status/1191915097993531392?s=20\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The meeting then quickly shifted gears, to a discussion about regulating Airbnb rentals in the mostly white Bay Area suburb where the party took place.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By most standards, this was considered a mass shooting. 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And then suspects. I mean, the fact that it is like a quote unquote, quiet town, sure deserves a line. But the fact that it happened in Orinda is starting to kind of overshadow, or be more maybe newsworthy, than the fact that like five young people are, you know, dead, and their families are grieving. The fact that it doesn’t really sound like [the police] have a lot of information, in my mind, is more newsworthy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>ECG: I’m thinking a little bit about how mass shootings are some of the most intense stories to watch unfold in the news, one of the most intense things to cover. And I remember conversations in our newsroom about when something should be considered a mass shooting. What is the threshold? And by many accounts, this is a mass shooting. This wasn’t covered that way. Why do you think that is?\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>AC: \u003c/b>Well, I think there are a few things going on. I mean, the most glaringly obvious is race and class. It’s important to note that when it comes to mass shootings, I think the last time that there was a mass shooting that was covered just hugely and was all over the place and all the victims were black, was the shooting, I believe, in \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/tags/415878235/charleston-shooting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Charleston\u003c/a>, with the man who ran up in that church.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I’ve talked to several people, and a lot of them think that in news media, we’re falling into this trap of having a hierarchy of location when it comes to mass shootings. I kind of think of it as an implicit prioritization of where a shooting happens and how that location makes it more, or maybe less, newsworthy. There are shootings where multiple people are shot inside homes, you know. It could be like a domestic violence situation and four people are dead. 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But it is the most glaringly obvious one. And the fact that that is impacting coverage just like implicitly kind of says these lives matter a little less.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>ECG: It seems like maybe even implicitly, it isn’t just the number of people who die that’s factoring into how this shooting is covered, but who died, what they were doing and how they were at this unsanctioned party, which is interesting when we consider what kinds of shootings kind of become our collective national tragedy.\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>AC\u003c/b>: Yeah. And I think that points a lot to the need within our industry as journalists to have some best practices, and have some standards that we can abide by, because you open yourself up to people’s subjective thoughts. 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