Posted on 05/17/2008 2:33:36 PM PDT by Freedom of Speech Wins
Shocking Past of Former Priest Who Was Killed In Palmer Fire
YouNewsTV™Story Published: May 15, 2008 at 6:58 PM EDT
Story Updated: May 16, 2008 at 3:13 PM EDT
By Liz Tufts
Watch The Story The shocking past of Andre Corbin is coming to light, just days after the former priest was killed in an apartment fire in Palmer.
Andre Corbin was arrested in 1988 for molesting a boy at a church in North Carolina. According to a website that highlights the history of sexual abuse by priests, it says Corbin plead guilty to the accusations and was sentenced to 5 years in jail, of which he served 60 days.
It also states Corbin was accused of molesting an 8-year-old Springfield boy more than 40 years ago while home in Western Mass for a visit. In both cases, Corbin allegedly arranged for the boys to play the part of Christ in a school play and that's when the alleged molestation occurred.
But his neighbors back at the Palmer Green Apartment Complex where Corbin was killed Tuesday night were unaware of the 79-year-old's past. Corbin was ordained in Palmer in 1961 but worked as a priest in Raleigh and then Charlotte for most of his life.
The Springfield Diocese says he was never assigned a local parish.
Corbin moved back to Palmer to live in the same apartment complex his parent's built, and the one where he ultimately lost his life. A priest that left a good impression with his neighbors, and a man that may have taken his shocking past to his grave.
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Apparently not, since we are reading an article about it. Hello editors, anybody home?
Wonder which of his victims got their revenge on him?
You beat me to it. I was going to point out the exact same problem in the article.
Its quite bizarre really, one of the strangest things I have ever read. I have never seen someone misuse “taking it to the grave” before.
‘More disgrace from the Charlotte Catholic Church”. You must be a Southern Baptist. There are equal numbers of homosexual pastors that prey on adolescent boys in all religions.
I am betting the last quarter in my pocket that his miserable excuse of a human being has more victims...
A handful of molestation accusations have been made against priests of the Charlotte Diocese. Some, such as the late Fr. Corbin, have been proved true. The O.P. has a personal agenda.
I’m not excusing his conduct, but I find it very sad.
Also, I can’t help commenting that homosexual priests are fair game for the left wing press, but that they spend the other 23 hours and 55 minutes of every day pushing for the rights of homosexuals to do whatever they want, and teaching little kids that it’s OK.
....and leading little cub scouts, too.
Maybe it was the “hand of God”...
...to live in the same apartment complex his parent's built...
You are wrong
Any idea how many public school employees are child molesters?
I was trying to scan the news to see whether the recently accused Robert Yurgel, also a Charlotte priest had pleaded innocent or guilty, when I came upon this article that had just been published.
Apparently Robert Yurgel hasn't pled guilty or not guilty yet.
Did the public ever get to hear before that Father Corbin would have the young boys star as Jesus Christ in school plays before he would molest them?
Look at how the article has suddenly changed!
Was it changed to hide the priest's past sexual abuse and the priest's Charlotte affiliation?
Appears so.
Surely we must all be paranoid!
Nothing to see here, move along.
Sweep, Sweep.
http://www.cbs3springfield.com/news/local/18954024.html
Saturday, May 17, 2008- Springfield's New Choice For Local YouNewsTV™Story Published: May 14, 2008 at 7:01 PM EDT
Story Updated: May 14, 2008 at 7:01 PM EDT
By Justine Judge
Watch The Story Residents at the Palmer Green Apartment complex woke up to the harsh reality that their friend and neighbor, Jack Corbin a retired priest from South Carolina, is gone after a fire ripped through his apartment around 8:00 Tuesday night.
Neighbor Yvette Gould says, "It's the first big fire we've had in the 20 years since I've been here and it was terrible it was coming out of the roof, oh, the fire engines the cruisers, everything, everything, they threw everything out."
But what resident's didn't see was their friend who lived inside. They were hoping he wasn't home but fire officials discovered the elderly man's lifeless on his first floor apartment after entering the building.
Corbin's Friends are devastated say the community wont be the same without him.
Gould says, "Jack was a very nice man he was very good for the seniors, anytime you needed a ride or a prescription he was there to bring us to the hospital or whatever."
Corbin's friends tell us he had strong ties to the Palmer Green Community. He had moved up here years ago to take care of his parents who actually built the place. In fact there's a plaque in the main office with his father Andre Corbin's name and face engraved right on it which friend's say is the reason he felt he needed to take care of the residents.
Neighbor Jeane Griffon says, "Can I do anything for you can I take you some place you know he would always say if you want a ride to the hospital just let him know."
No one else was injured during Tuesday night's fire. Palmer fire officials are still investigating the exact cause of the fire. They say as of right not it appears it may have started in the living room near a stuffed chair.
South Carolina, now he was from South Carolina, yeah that is it, that is the story we will sell.
Editor Alert hide Charlotte and sexual misconduct by a Catholic priest and say he was from South Carolina.
Couldn't be covering it up now could they?!?!
Surely our press wouldn't be unduly influenced and controlled by the higher powers in the Charlotte community.
That just couldn't be now could it?!?!
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