SCOTLAND
Premier
Mon 14 Sep 2015
By Desmond Busteed
A Catholic priest in Scotland has reportedly been disciplined by his diocese after being accused of harassing a former altar boy on Facebook.
Hairdresser Tony Moore, 29, claims Father Frank King of St Aidan’s church in Wishaw, Lanarkshire bombarded Mr Moore with ‘inappropriate’ messages.
“When he first added me on Facebook I wasn’t really sure who he was,” said Tony Moore to the Herald Scotland.
“He sent me a couple of messages just asking how I was which I replied to just to be polite.
“But then I got a message from him asking me to come to his house to have a drink. I thought it was a bit strange and I didn’t reply.
“I found it really creepy and I couldn’t believe I was being pestered like this by a priest. I had given absolutely no indication that I was interested in meeting up with him.”
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