Abuse Charges Against Priest Are Dismissed
Criminal charges against a priest accused in a molestation case have been dismissed for insufficient evidence.
Father Donald Weeks, 60, of Oakland was facing 24 felony counts of sexual abuse.
Prosecutor Tim Wellman said in court Tuesday that he had been unable to prove when the alleged two-year period of abuse started.
The victim reportedly said it began in 1994, when he was 16 years old. Weeks’ attorney, John Burris, said his client didn’t move to the residence where the alleged victim lived until 1996, when the victim was already 18.
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