Accused peeping priest takes plea deal

By Jessica Layton
WNYT
May 23, 2016

http://wnyt.com/news/priest-takes-plea-deal-in-videotaping-case/4147449/

We had a lot of questions for Adam Egan but got no answers from the shamed Episcopal Priest as he walked out of Colonie Town Court Monday night.

Fellow priests like Nixon McMillan were willing to speak on behalf of the man they call a friend.

"I'm here to be supportive," McMillan said. When I asked whether he's disappointed in him, he answered, "It's not my job to judge."

The now suspended priest from Saint Stephen's Episcopal Church in Delmar was accused of videotaping a woman in a Salvation Army dressing room at Christmastime. The 35 year old pastor was originally charged with a felony. But under the plea deal, it's attempted unlawful surveillance - a misdemeanor.

Attorney Steve Coffey says Egan is horrified by what he did and calls the priest's illegal peering completely out of character.

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"He needs help and he's getting help," Coffey added.

Some of that help will come from those who haven't lost faith this man who no doubt disappointed a lot of people.

"I have a lot of respect for him, he's doing all the right things," McMillan concluded.

Egan has been living in Pennsylvania with his family. He'll be sentenced in July.