Overview

• Heather Jones, now 33, publicly accused Father Robert Sullivan this month of initiating a sexual relationship in 2009 when she was 17 and in a vulnerable state.
• Jones supplied bank records, a church email and an unsigned nondisclosure agreement to support her claim of two $136,500 wire transfers and nearly $120,000 in Venmo payments.
• The Catholic Diocese of Birmingham says the Alabama Department of Human Resources found insufficient grounds for a criminal probe and that Bishop Steven Raica has reported the case to the Vatican.
• Father Sullivan, who has served in ministry for more than 32 years and formerly led John Carroll High School, has been on personal leave since August 2 as an independent review board conducts its inquiry.
• The diocese’s Victim Assistance Coordinator remains in contact with the accuser amid broader concerns about Sullivan’s longstanding role with families and young people.