BAKERSFIELD (CA)
KGET
Posted 06/07/05
BAKERSFIELD - Allegations of misconduct surround a priest set to begin service at St. Philip the Apostle Church in Bakersfield in June has startled its parishioners.
Reverend Jean-Michael Lastiri is scheduled to begin serving at St. Philip the Apostle Church soon.
He served as pastor at St. Patrick’s Parish in Merced.
He left the church in 2004 after parishioners accused him of engaging in inappropriate sexual behavior on the internet.
Fr. Lastiri is also suspected of using church money for personal use.
The Merced Sun-Starr reported last July that parishioners accused Fr. Lastiri of participating in sexual conversations on the internet and seeking gay lovers.
Posted by kshaw at June 8, 2005 02:21 AM