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Dayton Daily News
By Lynn Hulsey – Staff Writer
The Rev. Earl F. Simone, pastor of one of the area’s largest Catholic churches, resigned this month amid allegations of financial wrongdoing at his church and has been approved for a medical retirement.
Huber Heights police are investigating allegations of what “may be a substantial” amount of missing money at St. Peter Catholic Church in Huber Heights, said police spokesman Sgt. Charles Taylor on Tuesday.
In a letter dated April 7 and distributed to parishioners at Mass last weekend, Simone announced he was resigning as pastor of St. Peter and administrator of Our Lady of the Rosary, St. Adalbert, St. Stephen and Holy Cross churches, all in Old North Dayton.
“Age, health and personal concerns have made my decision the correct one,” Simone wrote in the letter. “To those who I have angered or disappointed, I asked your forgiveness and understanding.”
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