CONNECTICUT
New Haven Register
By Jean Falbo-Sosnovich, New Haven Register
SEYMOUR >> A Roman Catholic priest formerly from St. Augustine’s Church, arrested in March for allegedly stealing thousands of dollars from the church, has repaid all the money.
The church recently received a check in the amount of $31,160.12 from the Rev. Honore Kombo, and a credit card Kombo had opened in the church’s name, with a $25,000 line of credit, now has a zero balance. That’s according to an announcement made over the weekend during Sunday’s Mass by the church’s current pastor, the Rev. Kevin Forsyth, and information posted in the church bulletin.
“This draft repays the parish for the funds that were missing as determined during the forensic accounting audit undertaken of the parish’s financial records,” Forsyth said. “He has also directly repaid the line of credit ($25,000) he opened in the parish’s name, bringing the balance of that line of credit to zero. The parish thereafter closed that line of credit. Father Kombo has now applied to the court for accelerated rehabilitation. I know I will keep Father Kombo in prayer, and I hope you will, too.”
Forsyth, who replaced Kombo, referred all inquiries about Kombo to Maria Zone, the Hartford Archdiocese’s director of communications, who was unavailable for comment Tuesday.
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