DENVER (CO)
Westword

By Michael Roberts
Wed., Sep. 12 2012

Former Catholic priest Daniel Drinan made headlines after being charged by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Denver for masturbating in view of other passengers on a plane — and they weren’t his first.

Even before this latest incident, Drinan, 63, had an entry on BishopAccountability.org, which describes itself as a “database of publicly accused priests in the United States.” Why?

Here’s the site’s Drinan narrative, sans additional information about the aircraft arrest:

Removed 5/02 after complaint of inappropriate behavior with a minor. Charged with misdemeanor assault not involving sexual contact or injuries to a child. Paid a fine but no jail time. Bishop refused to return him to ministry because of incident & because of other issues from the past discovered during investigation. Working in Reno NV in 2005 at treatment facility for paroled prisoners with addiction problems.

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