A high-ranking priest with the Roman
Catholic Archdiocese of Boston is facing a prostitution charge. Authorities say
the Rev. Arthur Coyle was granted $500 bail after pleading not guilty Monday in
Lowell to a count of sexual conduct for a fee. Coyle is the Episcopal Vicar for
the Merrimack Region, meaning he oversees several parishes in the area. He
lives at the rectory of St. Rita’s parish in Lowell. Police say the 62-year-old
Coyle was arrested just after 5 p.m. Sunday after he was allegedly found with a
prostitute behind a Lowell cemetery. A call to St. Rita’s was referred to the
archdiocese. An archdiocese spokesman did not immediately return a call or
email for comment. Coyle, 62, was apparently arrested by police Sunday
afternoon after he was found with a prostitute behind Lowell cemetery, the
Associated Press reported. He has since been granted a $500 bail, and has taken
a voluntary administrative leave from his duties at the church. “While on
administrative leave, Msgr. Coyle is prohibited from performing any public
ministry. These restrictions will remain in place pending the outcome of the
case. The steps taken today do not represent a determination of Msgr. Coyle’s
guilt or innocence as it pertains to these charges,” the Boston Archdiocese
said in an official statement on the issue. “The Archdiocese asks for prayers
for all impacted by this matter.” Coyle has been serving as Episcopal Vicar of
the Merrimack Region for the Archdiocese since 2008, and oversees a number of
parishes in the area. According to accounts, this is not the first time he has
gone out searching for sexual favors. The woman who he allegedly paid $40 on
Sunday said this was the second time he had given her money for sex, and police
noted that the priest has been observed circling around known prostitution
spots in the area for close to a year. “Detectives have observed Arthur Coyle
in this same vehicle well over a dozen times,” Lowell police Detective Rafael
Rivera wrote in his report, according to the Boston Herald. “I have further
observed him to stop and slow down every time he sees a single female or a
prostitute in the area.” Rivera added that he had asked the priest why he had
picked the woman up. “He (Coyle) said for ‘sex’ but they had not done anything.
He went on to state that he had offered her $40 for oral sex.” Mitchell
Garabedian, an attorney representing victims of the Catholic sex abuse scandal,
told FOX 25: “You have the supervisor soliciting prostitution and apparently
seeking it for months, and on the other hand you have that same person
supervising priests with regards to their own sexual activity. It’s not rocket
science. There’s a problem here.” Coyle was ordained in 1977 and has served as
vicar since 2008, receiving the title of “Prelate of Honor” from Pope Benedict
XVI in 2012. He is expected to be back in court in September. [Christian post]
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high-ranking priest with the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston is
facing a prostitution charge. Authorities say the Rev. Arthur Coyle was
granted $500 bail after pleading not guilty Monday in Lowell to a count
of sexual conduct for a fee. Coyle is the Episcopal Vicar for the
Merrimack Region, meaning he oversees several parishes in the area. He
lives at the rectory of St. Rita’s parish in Lowell. Police say the
62-year-old Coyle was arrested just after 5 p.m. Sunday after he was
allegedly found with a prostitute behind a Lowell cemetery. A call to
St. Rita’s was referred to the archdiocese. An archdiocese spokesman did
not immediately return a call or email for comment. Coyle, 62, was
apparently arrested by police Sunday afternoon after he was found with a
prostitute behind Lowell cemetery, the Associated Press reported. He
has since been granted a $500 bail, and has taken a voluntary
administrative leave from his duties at the church. “While on
administrative leave, Msgr. Coyle is prohibited from performing any
public ministry. These restrictions will remain in place pending the
outcome of the case. The steps taken today do not represent a
determination of Msgr. Coyle’s guilt or innocence as it pertains to
these charges,” the Boston Archdiocese said in an official statement on
the issue. “The Archdiocese asks for prayers for all impacted by this
matter.” Coyle has been serving as Episcopal Vicar of the Merrimack
Region for the Archdiocese since 2008, and oversees a number of parishes
in the area. According to accounts, this is not the first time he has
gone out searching for sexual favors. The woman who he allegedly paid
$40 on Sunday said this was the second time he had given her money for
sex, and police noted that the priest has been observed circling around
known prostitution spots in the area for close to a year. “Detectives
have observed Arthur Coyle in this same vehicle well over a dozen
times,” Lowell police Detective Rafael Rivera wrote in his report,
according to the Boston Herald. “I have further observed him to stop and
slow down every time he sees a single female or a prostitute in the
area.” Rivera added that he had asked the priest why he had picked the
woman up. “He (Coyle) said for ‘sex’ but they had not done anything. He
went on to state that he had offered her $40 for oral sex.” Mitchell
Garabedian, an attorney representing victims of the Catholic sex abuse
scandal, told FOX 25: “You have the supervisor soliciting prostitution
and apparently seeking it for months, and on the other hand you have
that same person supervising priests with regards to their own sexual
activity. It’s not rocket science. There’s a problem here.” Coyle was
ordained in 1977 and has served as vicar since 2008, receiving the title
of “Prelate of Honor” from Pope Benedict XVI in 2012. He is expected to
be back in court in September. [Christian post] - See more at:
http://www.bestwapcom.net/forum/showtopic.php?id=2499#sthash.JsmIUgwd.dpuf
A
high-ranking priest with the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston is
facing a prostitution charge. Authorities say the Rev. Arthur Coyle was
granted $500 bail after pleading not guilty Monday in Lowell to a count
of sexual conduct for a fee. Coyle is the Episcopal Vicar for the
Merrimack Region, meaning he oversees several parishes in the area. He
lives at the rectory of St. Rita’s parish in Lowell. Police say the
62-year-old Coyle was arrested just after 5 p.m. Sunday after he was
allegedly found with a prostitute behind a Lowell cemetery. A call to
St. Rita’s was referred to the archdiocese. An archdiocese spokesman did
not immediately return a call or email for comment. Coyle, 62, was
apparently arrested by police Sunday afternoon after he was found with a
prostitute behind Lowell cemetery, the Associated Press reported. He
has since been granted a $500 bail, and has taken a voluntary
administrative leave from his duties at the church. “While on
administrative leave, Msgr. Coyle is prohibited from performing any
public ministry. These restrictions will remain in place pending the
outcome of the case. The steps taken today do not represent a
determination of Msgr. Coyle’s guilt or innocence as it pertains to
these charges,” the Boston Archdiocese said in an official statement on
the issue. “The Archdiocese asks for prayers for all impacted by this
matter.” Coyle has been serving as Episcopal Vicar of the Merrimack
Region for the Archdiocese since 2008, and oversees a number of parishes
in the area. According to accounts, this is not the first time he has
gone out searching for sexual favors. The woman who he allegedly paid
$40 on Sunday said this was the second time he had given her money for
sex, and police noted that the priest has been observed circling around
known prostitution spots in the area for close to a year. “Detectives
have observed Arthur Coyle in this same vehicle well over a dozen
times,” Lowell police Detective Rafael Rivera wrote in his report,
according to the Boston Herald. “I have further observed him to stop and
slow down every time he sees a single female or a prostitute in the
area.” Rivera added that he had asked the priest why he had picked the
woman up. “He (Coyle) said for ‘sex’ but they had not done anything. He
went on to state that he had offered her $40 for oral sex.” Mitchell
Garabedian, an attorney representing victims of the Catholic sex abuse
scandal, told FOX 25: “You have the supervisor soliciting prostitution
and apparently seeking it for months, and on the other hand you have
that same person supervising priests with regards to their own sexual
activity. It’s not rocket science. There’s a problem here.” Coyle was
ordained in 1977 and has served as vicar since 2008, receiving the title
of “Prelate of Honor” from Pope Benedict XVI in 2012. He is expected to
be back in court in September. [Christian post] - See more at:
http://www.bestwapcom.net/forum/showtopic.php?id=2499#sthash.JsmIUgwd.dpuf
A
high-ranking priest with the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston is
facing a prostitution charge. Authorities say the Rev. Arthur Coyle was
granted $500 bail after pleading not guilty Monday in Lowell to a count
of sexual conduct for a fee. Coyle is the Episcopal Vicar for the
Merrimack Region, meaning he oversees several parishes in the area. He
lives at the rectory of St. Rita’s parish in Lowell. Police say the
62-year-old Coyle was arrested just after 5 p.m. Sunday after he was
allegedly found with a prostitute behind a Lowell cemetery. A call to
St. Rita’s was referred to the archdiocese. An archdiocese spokesman did
not immediately return a call or email for comment. Coyle, 62, was
apparently arrested by police Sunday afternoon after he was found with a
prostitute behind Lowell cemetery, the Associated Press reported. He
has since been granted a $500 bail, and has taken a voluntary
administrative leave from his duties at the church. “While on
administrative leave, Msgr. Coyle is prohibited from performing any
public ministry. These restrictions will remain in place pending the
outcome of the case. The steps taken today do not represent a
determination of Msgr. Coyle’s guilt or innocence as it pertains to
these charges,” the Boston Archdiocese said in an official statement on
the issue. “The Archdiocese asks for prayers for all impacted by this
matter.” Coyle has been serving as Episcopal Vicar of the Merrimack
Region for the Archdiocese since 2008, and oversees a number of parishes
in the area. According to accounts, this is not the first time he has
gone out searching for sexual favors. The woman who he allegedly paid
$40 on Sunday said this was the second time he had given her money for
sex, and police noted that the priest has been observed circling around
known prostitution spots in the area for close to a year. “Detectives
have observed Arthur Coyle in this same vehicle well over a dozen
times,” Lowell police Detective Rafael Rivera wrote in his report,
according to the Boston Herald. “I have further observed him to stop and
slow down every time he sees a single female or a prostitute in the
area.” Rivera added that he had asked the priest why he had picked the
woman up. “He (Coyle) said for ‘sex’ but they had not done anything. He
went on to state that he had offered her $40 for oral sex.” Mitchell
Garabedian, an attorney representing victims of the Catholic sex abuse
scandal, told FOX 25: “You have the supervisor soliciting prostitution
and apparently seeking it for months, and on the other hand you have
that same person supervising priests with regards to their own sexual
activity. It’s not rocket science. There’s a problem here.” Coyle was
ordained in 1977 and has served as vicar since 2008, receiving the title
of “Prelate of Honor” from Pope Benedict XVI in 2012. He is expected to
be back in court in September. [Christian post] - See more at:
http://www.bestwapcom.net/forum/showtopic.php?id=2499#sthash.JsmIUgwd.dpuf
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