December 21, 2005

Ex-Maine priest suspended, faces sex charges in Texas

MAINE
Bangor Daily News

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland has suspended from ministry a former Maine priest who was arrested last week in Marble Falls, Texas, and charged with groping a teenage boy in a movie theater.

The Rev. Paul Clogan, 74, a priest at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church in Horseshoe Falls, Texas, was ordained in 1999 after spending 35 years teaching English in Texas.

Both Texas communities are about 50 miles northwest of Austin.

Clogan was born in 1931 in Boston and became a priest after he was widowed. He was an English professor for 35 years before becoming a priest.

Posted by kshaw at December 21, 2005 08:47 AM