Now of what might the daughter accuse that the deacon and his wife did not?
I hope it turns out the priest is completely innocent, but because of the risk of lawsuit, the Bishop would have had to act if an allegation of that sort was made.
from the article:
"Fr. Clark was not informed of the true nature of the meeting beforehand, was given no opportunity to see the charges against him or have counsel, and was not allowed to defend himself. To add insult to injury, the suspension was dated the day before the meeting. The wording of the bishop’s suspension repeats the uninvestigated allegations from the slanderous letter of the deacon’s daughter"
"Stalinist" is the word that comes to mind.