CONNECTICUT
The Republic
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
July 01, 2012
NORWICH, Conn. — The bishop of the Norwich Diocese says he has accepted the resignation of a pastor who is the subject of a State Police investigation into possible, but unspecified, criminal activity.
The church said Bishop Michael R. Cote told parishioners of St. Paul Parish in Waterford on Sunday that the Rev. Dennis Carey resigned on Friday.
Cote says he and Carey became aware of the investigation on Thursday and that Carey stepped aside to focus on issues that may come up in the investigation.
Cote said the church is cooperating with authorities, but he provided no details.
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