Court date set for Sacred Heart priest arrested on suspicion of drunken driving

DEARBORN (MI)
Press & Guide

By Jule Walker-Altesleben
Press & Guide Newspapers

DEARBORN — The Rev. Peter Petroske is scheduled to appear in 19th District Court at 1 p.m. Sept. 13 on charges of indecent exposure and operating under the influence of alcohol.

Petroske, the now-suspended head pastor at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, is to appear before Judge Richard Wygonik.

According to a police report, Petroske was naked when his vehicle was pulled over at about 11 p.m. Aug. 2 near Garrison and Howe streets in Dearborn. He also told the officer that he liked to drive naked.

“I was uhhh … hot … I like to drive around naked,” Petroske said, according to the report, then adding, “… I don’t know what to say. … I’m embarrassed.”

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