St. Casimir priest strolls naked through school building

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NWI.com

Carmen McCollum carmen.mccollum@nwi.com, (219) 662-5337

HAMMOND | St. Casimir Pastor William “Bill” O’Toole has stepped down from his position as pastor at St. Casimir and at All Saints Catholic Church after he was seen Aug. 9 walking naked through St. Casimir Catholic School.

Hammond Police Lt. Richard Hoyda said police were called to St. Casimir School in the early evening of Aug. 9. He said a caller told the dispatcher a man was seen through a window walking around the school naked.

“Officers located an adult male in a state of undress inside of the school,” Hoyda said. “School officials … were already on scene and had knowledge of the situation. The man was allowed to dress and at that time he was not placed under arrest.”

Hoyda said detectives are investigating the incident. Once the investigation is complete, the information will be referred to the Lake County prosecutor’s office for review.

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