Sacred Heart Priest Suspended Following Drunk Driving, Indecent Exposure Charges
The Archdiocese of Detroit has placed the Rev. Peter Petroske of Sacred Heart Parish on administrative leave after he was arrested on misdemeanor charges of drunken driving and indecent exposure.
DETRIOT, MI -- The Archdiocese of Detroit has suspended a local priest following his arrest on drunken driving and indecent exposure charges. The Rev. Peter Petroske, a priest at Sacred Heart Parish in Dearborn, was placed on administrative leave on Monday, according to a statement from the archdiocese. Dearborn police arrested Petroske on Thursday, Aug. 2, for allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol and indecent exposure, the archdiocese said. He was alone in his vehicle. According to the Detroit News, the Archdiocese confirmed that Petroske was naked when police pulled him over. The 57-year-old priest will not be allowed on church or school premises during his suspension. Officials of the archdiocese said they learned of the …
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Lakshmi
6:49 pm on Friday, August 10, 2012
I refuse to give an ear to those who defend priests, to those who always defend priests as if they were more important than regular people.. I am a married woman who was spiritually and emotionally abused by a Catholic priest. His diocese upgraded him instead of kicking him out of the church when I reported him. Then a catholic monk almost did the same thing to me and when I was going to report … more ›