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Police charge bishop was kidnapped, beaten by his own priests

May 3, 2016

MUMBAI – Police in India on Monday arrested 14 people for the kidnapping and beating of a Catholic bishop on April 25, including three of the bishop’s own priests, at least one of whom is believed to have been upset that he was recently denied a requested position in the

Sheriff: $31,000 stolen from Missouri church

Oct 28, 2014

IMPERIAL, Mo. – The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the theft of nearly 900 gift cards worth about $31,000 from an area church. Capt. Ron Arnhart says the cards were stolen from St. John Catholic Church in Imperial last week. He says there is no sign of forced entry

Woman gets probation in charity theft case
- Oct 15, 2014
DETROIT – A woman who authorities say conspired with a Detroit-area Catholic priest to steal money from a charity has been sentenced to five years of probation and a $5,000 fine. The Detroit News reports 34-year-old Dorreca Brewer of Jackson was sentenced Tuesday in Wayne County court. She pleaded no

By Associated Press
Investigator: Priest admitted embezzling from charitable fund
- Oct 3, 2014
DETROIT (AP) – A Detroit-area Catholic priest on trial in the theft of money from a fund set up to help poor people admitted to embezzlement, saying he did it for a prison inmate he had befriended, according a statement he made to authorities following his arrest. Detective Cory Williams,

By Associated Press
Priest scheduled for trial next week in theft
- Sep 23, 2014
A Catholic priest is scheduled for trial next week in the theft of money from a fund set up to help poor people in Detroit, Hamtramck, and Highland Park. The Wayne County prosecutor’s office says the Rev. Timothy Kane’s trial is scheduled Monday in Circuit Court. The 58-year-old and an

By Associated Press