ST. LOUIS (MO)
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

BY TIM TOWNSEND • ttownsend@post-dispatch.com > 314-340-8221

An Episcopal priest who works as a chaplain and supervisor at Christian Hospital in unincorporated St. Louis County is under investigation by the Episcopal Diocoese of Missouri for possible sexual misconduct.

The Rev. John Blair is the BJC hospital’s manager of spiritual care and its clinical pastoral education supervisor.

The diocese began an investigation Tuesday after receiving an anonymous letter complaining about Blair’s ministry, and after the Post-Dispatch called the diocese to ask about a similar letter the newspaper received complaining about Blair’s erotic photography.

Bret Berigan, a spokesperson for Christian Hospital, said only that the matter is “being followed up on internally as appropriate.”