WNEP
February 12, 2010
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A Roman Catholic priest from Lackawanna County faces drug charges after being arrested in Philadelphia.
According to a news release from Philadelphia Police, James Shimsky, 50, was arrested on January 30. Narcotics officers reported seeing a man in a Jeep engage in a drug transaction on North 5th Street in Philadelphia. Police say they later stopped the vehicle and found a small amount of cocaine inside.
Published reports cite William Genello, spokesman for the Diocese of Scranton, as saying that Shimsky is pastor of St. John Vianney Parish in Scott Township, Lackawanna County. According to the reports, Genello said that Shimsky has been on a leave of absence since his arrest.
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