NEWBURGH (IN)
Indianapolis Star
Associated Press
NEWBURGH, Ind. -- Police officers arrested nine men, including a Roman Catholic priest, during an undercover operation at a public bathroom in a park overlooking the Ohio River.
The Rev. Ralph E. Patterson, 47, associate pastor at Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church in nearby Henderson, Ky., was among eight men arrested last week by undercover officers. A ninth man was arrested Tuesday on a charge of public indecency.
Five of the men, including Patterson, were charged with public indecency and four with battery. The men charged with battery touched the undercover officers in a sexual manner, said Warrick County Sheriff Marvin Heilman.
Heilman said Newburgh Locks and Dam Overlook has become a destination for men seeking sex with other men, but the problem has grown out of control.