And what do YOU know of him?
I know of his reputation for bringing people to Christ. I also know that the victims allegations do not pass the smell test. Not because they are against a priest but because of past history as revealed by several who do have personal knowledge of the victim. Also because she made these allegations to a number of Bishops.
For the most part when someone goes outside the authority having jurisdiction it means they don’t like the answer they are getting from that authority and are looking for the right answer. Now going to someone higher up is a different matte. Also it would be a different matter if she had gone to the appropriate civil authorities at any time. Whether she liked the church response or not. She has every right to do so if she believes a crime has been committed.
However no criminal allegations were made. Please keep that in mind. My take on this is that she is angry over being dismissed (why she was dismissed is not known) and hs decided to take revenge and try to ruin a good man’s reputation. I would say this if the man was not a priest and the circumstance presented were the same.