Posted on 04/13/2010 10:58:14 PM PDT by Chet 99
A 31-year-old Massachusetts priest was among eight people charged with prostitution last week by Nashua police, who nabbed the men in a sting operation involving a local hotel and a Craigslist listing, police said yesterday.
William Ventura of 115 Middlesex St., Chelmsford, was charged with a single count of prostitution. The address supplied by police is that of St. John the Evangelist Church.
Yesterday, the Archdiocese of Boston released a statement that said Ventura has voluntarily accepted a leave of absence and restrictions on public ministry following his arrest on Friday.
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Oh No! It`s Jacob and Tamar all over again, deja vu`d.
Can you imagine the Craigslist ad?
“Hot lady of the night. For appointment call XXX-XXXX”
The other seven are:
—Michael Pope, 34, 4 Danforth Road, Apt. 1, Nashua.
—Robert Ricker, 62, 90 Kenberma St., Manchester.
—Mark Tharp, 58, 41 Manchester St., Manchester.
—James Dippner, 36, of Cherry Hill, N.J.
—John Costa, 35, 281 Merrimack St., Manchester.
—Jeffrey Isaac, 18, One McKean Street, Nashua.
—Thomas Clark, 36, 36 Harbor Ave., Apt. B, Nashua.
Homosexuals?
Important Announcement from the Archdiocese regarding Fr. William Ventura
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The Archdiocese of Boston announced that Fr. William Ventura
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The Archdiocese of Boston announced that Rev. William Ventura has voluntarily accepted a leave of absence and restriction from public ministry as a result of his arrest on Friday, April 9 in Nashua, New Hampshire on charges of solicitation of an adult. This leave of absence will remain in effect while the case is investigated and adjudicated. The Archdiocese is cooperating fully with law enforcement's investigation into this matter. We pray for all who are impacted by this matter.
No data. May be something on Craigslist, but I don’t go there.
The other seven are:
—Michael Pope, 34, 4 Danforth Road, Apt. 1, Nashua.
—Robert Ricker, 62, 90 Kenberma St., Manchester.
—Mark Tharp, 58, 41 Manchester St., Manchester.
—James Dippner, 36, of Cherry Hill, N.J.
—John Costa, 35, 281 Merrimack St., Manchester.
—Jeffrey Isaac, 18, One McKean Street, Nashua.
—Thomas Clark, 36, 36 Harbor Ave., Apt. B, Nashua.
Homosexuals?
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“Police said the sting took place at a local hotel on Thursday. The purpose was to identify people intent on paying a woman for sexual relations in response to a listing on Craigslist, police said.”
From this I would infer that it was an entrapment/sting operation. Male johns, rather than a male prostitution ring.
Tonight, someone... somewhere in the Catholic Church is heaving a sigh of relief that it was an adult.
Well, I guess he can voluntarily accept it or involuntarily accept it!
Thanks, I missed that.
Thank-you.
Even if they confined their pursuits (assuming vigour equal to that with which they have been pursuing the wrongdoings of some personnel in the Church) to those in the Congress, their staffers, and ranking Executive Branch personnel, there would not be enough trees to print it all, and there are only a couple thousand or so of them.
Thanks, I missed that.
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I had the same first impression.
I just wish the MSM would pursue the criminal misbehaviour of High-level Government Employees with the sort of vigour they have reserved for the Catholic Church.
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Agreed. But then I wish the US government would treat Jihadists the same way they do Branch Davidians.
“Michael Pope, 34, 4 Danforth Road, Apt. 1, Nashua.”
Uh-oh. “Pope” charged in prostitution sting?
Wouldn’t that have been a scary headline!
It could have been a worse headline:
“Pope, Priest and seven men arrested in prostitution sting”
Wow, horrible timing given the recent hoopla with the Catholic Church and priests.
If there is anyone to answer it, I suppose it will. You might ask the mods to pull that, though. I don’t think we normally post someone’s phone number here, especially in a situation where that might expose them to harrassment.
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