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	What Is Priest's Punishment for Embezzlement? By Quinton Mtyala IOL March 19, 2008 http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=15&art_id=vn20080319084117582C778875 The Anglican priest convicted of embezzling almost R500 000 from an NGO advising disadvantaged pupils on careers, forcing it to close, has been given a slap on the wrist by his church four months after his criminal conviction. Matt Esau, a former personal assistant to Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, was convicted of misappropriating donor funds after reaching a plea-bargain agreement with Directorate of Public Prosecutions during his trial at the Cape High Court in December last year. He was ordered to pay R100 000 to USAid and to do 104 hours community service at St George's Cathedral. The Careers Research and Information Centre was forced to close in April 2005 after financial mismanagement was uncovered by forensic investigators while Esau was chief executive officer. Click here! A statement from the Anglican Church's Diocesan Tribunal said: "Father Esau is to be suspended for three years from the ministry." Contact: quinton.mtyala@inl.co.za
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