A Catholic priest in Pennsylvania has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $30,000 from his church and using the money to fund Grindr dates and sexual relationships. Monsignor Joseph McLoone, former priest at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Downingtown, Pa., was arrested in 2019 following a yearlong police investigation. [Read More: Catholic priest accused of spending church money on Grindr and boyfriends]The 58-year-old was accused of opening a secret checking account in 2011, which he used to steal $98,405.50 in donations from parishioners and other church funds over the next seven years. At the time of his arrest, he faced 18 charges, including multiple counts of felony theft. Now that McLoone has been sentenced, the Archdiocese of Philadelphia said it would conduct its own canonical investigation into the stolen church funds.

Source: MetroXpress October 06, 2021 11:03 UTC