oakland diocese

New sexual abuse allegations within the Oakland Diocese are publicly coming to light for the first time after being included in a lawsuit against the Diocese that settled late last year for $3.5 million, without any admission of liability.

Two priests from the Oakland Diocese have been accused of sexually abusing a former seminarian. The man came forward with new allegations – some dating back to his childhood – after previously accusing another priest of raping him several years ago. Candice Nguyen reports.

A former seminarian who accused a Livermore priest of raping him in 2017 has settled a lawsuit against the Diocese of Oakland for $3.5 million.

A former seminarian who accused a Livermore priest of raping him in 2017 has settled a lawsuit against the Diocese of Oakland for $3.5 million.

Another big payout from the Catholic Church in a Bay Area sex abuse case. The Oakland Diocese has paid $3.5 million to settle a lawsuit brought by a former seminarian who says he was raped by a Livermore priest back in 2017.

A Bay Area priest accused of sexual battery failed to appear in court Monday and a judge issued a warrant for his arrest.

Church officials in the East Bay have placed a priest on leave and opened a new investigation into a sexual misconduct allegation.