NEW JERSEY
The Huffington Post
The Huffington Post | By Ron Dicker Posted: 02/04/2013
In a move branded “breathtaking arrogance” by a watchdog group, the Archdiocese of Newark has appointed a priest — who once confessed to touching an underage boy — to a key job, the Star-Ledger reports.
The Rev. Michael Fugee has been named co-director of the Office of Continuing Education and Ongoing Formation of Priests, a post that does not involve contact with children, as mandated by a court agreement, according to the Star-Ledger.
Jim Goodness, a spokesman for the archdiocese, told the paper the job was administrative. He also expressed confidence in Fugee.
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In 2003 Fugee was convicted of aggravated criminal sexual contact after he told police he intentionally touched a 14-year-old boy’s crotch during wrestling sessions at the boy’s home, the New York Times reported. In court, Fugee later said he made the admission because he got impatient.
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