MICHIGAN
Detroit Free Press
By Patricia Montemurri, Detroit Free Press December 12, 2014
The Rev. Timothy Kane, a Catholic priest convicted of embezzling money from the Angel Fund charity for Detroit’s poor, will be sentenced Friday by Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Bruce Morrow.
Kane, 58, was convicted in October of six felony counts related to defrauding an Archdiocesan inner-city charitable program known as the Angel Fund. In February, Kane was removed as pastor of St. Moses the Black Parish in Detroit (which encompassed the formerly named Madonna, St. Benedict and St Gregory churches).
Last month, the parish bulletin included a notice of how to send character references to the judge determining Kane’s sentence. The notice was placed in the bulletin by the Detroit Catholic Pastoral Alliance, a non-profit organization whose members promote urban community redevelopment and outreach programs.
“Fr. Tim is a friend and everyone knows him to be a kind and generous man who has helped many, many people. Now he needs our help. Please send a letter that tells about a side of Tim’s character that did not come out at the trial nor in the newspaper accounts of his conviction,” said the notice.
“The letter should not dispute the conviction, but should show overwhelmingly that there is another side to this serious issue.”
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