MASSACHUSETTS
WCVB
LOWELL, Mass. —Monsignor Arthur M. Coyle, a priest with the Archdiocese of Boston, was arrested for sexual conduct for pay in Lowell Sunday afternoon.
According to the Lowell Sun, Coyle was arrested with a prostitute behind a cemetery.
He was arraigned Monday morning and held on $500 cash bail
Coyle, a native of Weymouth, was ordained a Priest in May 1977 at Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston. In July 2008, he was appointed Episcopal Vicar for the Merrimack Region.
Coyle was named a Prelate of Honor in December 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI.
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