Priest once under suspicion gets new post in St Louis

A Catholic priest who left Yakima in 2004 while under criminal investigation for allegedly viewing child pornography has been reassigned to a church in St. Louis.

According to the Catholic Diocese of Yakima, the priest has a supervised ministry as an associate pastor in a St. Louis parish.

News of this will probably send SNAP into a frenzy...But let's not forget that some hold the opinion that once accused, he must be guilty, right?

No charges were ever filed in the case, and for that reason, the Yakima Herald-Republic has never identified the priest by name...The FBI, the county prosecutor's office and the Diocesan Lay Advisory Board all investigated the incident.

Article here.

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As expected, David Clohessy has weighed in on the matter:

Clohessy said St. Louis is becoming a "national dumping ground for potentially dangerous priests."

Of course, with SNAP, a priest is guilty even when an allegation is false. And Clohessy's name-calling only adds fuel to a fire which he wishes to keep burning:

"Clearly, any rational person has to be concerned that these dangerous predators will strike again," Clohessy said. "Especially because we rarely know who or where they are."

"Dangerous predators"? I will be the first in line to demand investigations in cases of credible sexual perversion and first in line to demand justice in cases of proven criminal conduct. However, it serves no purpose to continually refer to those who have had false accusations made against them as "dangerous predators"...

Some people really need help.