LOWELL (MA)
Boston Herald
Monday, August 5, 2013
By:
John Zaremba
A high-ranking Catholic priest was released on $500 bail today on charges he paid a prostitute for sex behind a cemetery in Lowell, according to the Middlesex District Attorney’s office.
Rev. Monsignor Arthur M. Coyle was arraigned this morning in Lowell District Court on a charge of paying for sexual conduct, a spokeswoman for Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan said. The Rev. Coyle is due back in court on Sept. 16, the DA’s office said.
Coyle was ordained in 1977 and received the title of Prelate of Honor in 2012, according to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston. He had been serving as episcopal vicar of the Merrimack region for the Archdiocese since 2008.
Coyle has taken a voluntary administrative leave from his assignment as a result of his arrest, the Archdiocese of Boston said in a statement.
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