December 08, 2005

Priests accused of misconduct barred from priestly duties

DETROIT (MI)
Mlive.com

12/8/2005, 9:28 a.m. ET
The Associated Press

DETROIT (AP) — The Vatican has concurred with the Archdiocese of Detroit's decision to remove two priests from their ministry due to sex-related misconduct allegations.

C. Richard Kelly, 62, former pastor of St. Thomas a'Becket Catholic Church in Wayne County's Canton Township, was removed from his post in 2004 after an allegation of sexual misconduct with a boy early in his ministry.

In 2003, the diocese also removed Timothy Szott, 58, former pastor of St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Utica, when child pornography was found on his computer. He later pleaded no contest to pornography charges and was sentenced to probation.

Posted by kshaw at December 8, 2005 12:17 PM