Trial for Detroit Priest Rescheduled for Tuesday

By Eric D. Lawrence
Detroit Free Press
October 6, 2014

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Rev. Timothy Kane, a Catholic priest is accused of stealing money from the Angel Fund charity.

The continuation of the embezzlement trial of a Detroit priest who admitted having a sexual relationship with a Michigan prison inmate imprisoned for manslaughter has been rescheduled for Tuesday.

Timothy Kane, 58, is accused of stealing from the Archdiocese of Detroit's Angel Fund to get money for the inmate and his family, according to previous Free Press reports. Kane faces embezzlement of less than $20,00 and other charges and his jury trial was expected to resume today in Wayne County Circuit Court.

Kane was arrested at the St. Gregory the Great Catholic Church rectory in northwest Detroit on Feb. 6, the Free Press has reported.

An anonymous donor gave $17 million to the Angel Fund, which is being discontinued, to help urban priests pay for services for the poor, according to the earlier reports.