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	Fay Gets Another Prison Delay By Susan Shultz Darien Times May 6, 2008 http://www.acorn-online.com/news/publish/darien/33032.shtml NEW HAVEN — The Rev. Michael Jude Fay today was again granted more time for his experimental cancer treatment before he has to report to federal prison. Fay, the former pastor of St. John Roman Catholic Church, pleaded guilty last year to stealing more than $1 million from the church. Federal Judge Janet Bond Arterton granted Fay an extension until July 8 to report to prison. When he was originally sentenced to 37 months in prison, Fay was to report in April. But he has been granted extensions three times. Today was the first time he had to appear in court to get the extension. Fay's attorney, Lawrence Hopkins, previously said Fay would die in prison if he does not continue the experimental treatment for his prostate cancer. His medical records were turned over to the judge after the last request for an extension. The former Darien pastor did not speak at today's hearing. But his doctor did. Fay is undergoing an experimental cancer treatment. Information on the clinical trial he is under was sealed by the court. The judge was told that Fay's prostate cancer has spread to his bones. If it is determined that the Bureau of Prisons can administer treatment to Fay's cancer, then he would report on July 8. Fay was sentenced in December to 37 months in federal prison for stealing parishioners' money while serving as pastor of St. John's. Fay pleaded guilty in September to one count of interstate transportation of money obtained by fraud. He was facing up to 10 years in prison and up to $250,000 in fines. In May 2006, it was discovered that Fay had been using church money to support his lavish lifestyle, which included trips to Europe, the Caribbean and other parts of the United States. A private investigation — prompted by another church priest and its bookkeeper, who both left the parish in 2006 — also discovered that Fay was in a romantic relationship with another man. Fay resigned shortly after the news broke. The bookkeeper, Bethany D'Erario, filed a lawsuit for whistleblower retaliation against the Diocese of Bridgeport and St. John Parish earlier this month. An August 2006 independent audit commissioned by the Diocese of Bridgeport, reported that St. John Parish lost at least $1.4 million since 2000. Fay became church pastor in 1991. E-mail Darien Times reporter Susan Shultz at sshultz@darientimes.com.
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