Heather Jones of Alabama says two-year probation agreement leaves her ‘free and clear’ of legal matter
An Alabama woman has resolved a misdemeanor case that authorities opened against her within days of speaking out about a Roman Catholic priest whom she accused of predatory behavior.
Heather Jones had publicly recounted that she was 17 when the priest, Robert “Bob” Sullivan, arranged to provide her financial support in exchange for companionship including sex – prompting him to resign from the clergy in November.
Jones agreed on 28 January to serve two years’ probation for what authorities deemed to be unauthorized practice of law, said an official with the Marshall county clerk’s office in Alabama.
Separately, Jones told the Guardian that the agreement left her feeling “free and clear” of a legal matter that she can’t help but surmise may have been pursued to undermine her credibility after coming forward against Sullivan.
