• Priest arrested in Craigslist hooker sting
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[url]http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view.bg?articleid=1247012[/url] [release][img]http://multimedia.heraldinteractive.com/images/20100414/4323e2_ventura_04142010.jpg[/img] A popular and seemingly devout young Chelmsford priest’s arrest in a prostitution sting has stunned his parishioners. The Rev. William Ventura of St. John the Evangelist Parish was placed on a voluntary leave by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston after he was arrested Friday night in Nashua, N.H., church officials and police said. “This is just shocking,” said parishioner Jane Sockey. “Of all the priests, he seemed the most spiritual.” “He’s such a nice, young, new priest,” said Rita Norander, a parishioner since 1963. “He seemed more devout than the longer serving, older ones.” Ventura, 31, was charged with a misdemeanor for attempting to solicit an adult, said Nashua police Capt. Scott R. Howe. Howe said Ventura was one of eight people nabbed in a hotel sting. Ventura was released pending his arraignment on April 21. The Boston Archdiocese said in a statement that Ventura accepted a voluntary leave of absence and is restricted from participating in public ministry. “This leave of absence will remain in effect while the case is investigated and adjudicated,” the statement said. “The Archdiocese is cooperating fully with law enforcement’s investigation.”[/release] At least it wasn't a bunch of little boys.
legalize prostitution and regulate it.
[QUOTE=JDK721;21524470]legalize prostitution and regulate it.[/QUOTE] This. At least he wasn't molesting little boys. I couldn't care less if a priest wants to have sex with fully grown women, it's a hell of allot better then the alternative.
Huh, I'm from Lowell (Right next to Chelmsford), hadn't heard about this yet. [url]http://www.lowellsun.com/ci_14943851?IADID=Search-www.lowellsun.com-www.lowellsun.com[/url] Guy isn't in jail, at least. He didn't actually go to his hearing, and pleaded innocent. Don't really care if he did it, craigslist prostitution isn't even like street prostitution, they're not generally forced into it, and generally it's the girls themselves who keep most of the profit.
[quote]“Of all the priests, he seemed the most sensual.”[/quote] :smug:
It's wrong because it is a priest.
From Chelmsford I thought this was in the UK and wondered why he was arrested lawl.
all priests need to vent stress sometimes.
Saw this in the local paper. What this article doesn't mention is that a total of 8 people were arrested in that sting.
I don't see what he did wrong. If he wants to pay for a service he should be allowed to.
[QUOTE=jaredop;21525908]Saw this in the local paper. What this article doesn't mention is that a total of 8 people were arrested in that sting.[/QUOTE] [quote]Howe said Ventura was one of eight people nabbed in a hotel sting. Ventura was released pending his arraignment on April 21.[/quote] :downs:
[QUOTE=Splurgy;21526118]:downs:[/QUOTE] My bad
[QUOTE=jaredop;21526124]My bad[/QUOTE] Eh, easy mistake. I wanted to respond to this thread but I couldn't think of anything to say that hadn't already been said.
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