NEW JERSEY
NBC New York
A New Jersey man has been officially removed from the priesthood after admitting he violated a court order against unsupervised contact with minors.
Michael Fugee, 53, had agreed in November to seek laicization from the Roman Catholic Church to resolve charges by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office.
The Archdiocese of Newark tells The Star-Ledger on Monday that the Vatican recently completed the process of removing Fugee from the priesthood.
Prosecutors said Fugee traveled with a Colts Neck church group and heard confession despite a ban tied to an earlier case.
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