Ohio Priest Resigns Amid Financial Investigation at Church

Albany Times Union
April 23, 2015

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A Roman Catholic priest has resigned amid an investigation into financial wrongdoing at his suburban Dayton church.

The Rev. Earl Simone, who pastored St. Peter Catholic Church in Huber Heights, had a letter distributed to parishioners last weekend saying he was retiring because of medical problems. The 69-year-old Simone also was the administrator of four other Catholic churches in Dayton.

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Huber Heights police spokesman Sgt. Charles Taylor says the agency is investigating allegations of what "may be a substantial" amount of missing money at St. Peter.

The Archdiocese of Cincinnati announced in mid-March that allegations of financial irregularities at St. Peter had been turned over to police after an internal investigation.