UNION (KY)
Cincinnati Enquirer
By Ryan Clark
Enquirer staff writer
UNION - The pastor of St. Timothy parish, who in January left for a treatment facility in Virginia but told his congregation he would return, is resigning from the parish, the interim pastor announced last weekend.
The Rev. Mark Witte, who left the church for the New Life Institute in Virginia to treat problems involving women, could not be reached for comment Friday.
"I think you've exhausted every avenue to get in touch with him," said Donna Arlinghaus, a Fort Mitchell resident and friend of Witte since his days as associate pastor at Blessed Sacrament parish.
Witte admitted to "having violated boundaries with adult women," according to a letter written by Covington Bishop Roger J. Foys after an investigation by the city's Diocese Committee for Addressing Sexual Misconduct.