SAN JOSE (CA)
KGO
Lilian Kim
SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) — The pastor of a San Jose church is stepping down after a convicted child molester was granted official permission to be on school property.
It’s still not clear who granted that permission, but on Monday the Diocese of San Jose announced the pastor of St. Frances Cabrini School is stepping down. Father Lieu Vu’s resignation is effective immediately and there are no plans to reassign him in a position as pastor.
The Diocese of San Jose won’t say why Father Vu is stepping down, but his resignation comes just one month after an incident that left parents outraged. It was during the St. Frances Cabrini School’s festival fundraiser when a group of parents noticed that Mark Gurries, a former parent and registered sex offender, was volunteering at the event.
T.J. Locke-Scheig was among a handful of parents who urged Father Vu to do something, but the pastor was said to have resisted and told the parents to be compassionate.
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