UNITED KINGDOM
The Northern Echo
A ROMAN Catholic priest has been arrested on suspicion of defrauding a large amount of cash from the church, it has been revealed.
Police seized thousands of pounds in euros and sterling currency when they searched the home of parish priest Father John Reid, a court was told today.
Fr Reid’s arrest followed an audit by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle which discovered that a substantial amount of cash had gone missing while he was serving as parish priest at St Cuthbert’s Church, in Chester-le-Street, County Durham.
He has voluntarily withdrawn from public ministry.
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