St. Anne's Priest Charged with Theft

CTV
April 9, 2013

http://windsor.ctvnews.ca/st-anne-s-priest-charged-with-theft-1.1230030

File photo of an Essex County OPP vehicle, Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012.

A St. Anne’s priest is facing theft charges after a financial audit of the parishes’ accounts yielded over $180,000 in irregularities, according to Essex County OPP.

Provincial police have completed a lengthy theft investigation dating back to 2002.

Officials from Ste. Anne’s Parish in Tecumseh notified the OPP in August of 2011 regarding an internal theft that occurred between 2002 and 2010.

Father Robert Couture, 49, of Windsor, was arrested and charged with one count of theft over $5,000.

He will appear in a Windsor court on May 14.