Johnson County parish priest charged with stealing at least $25,000

KANSAS
KSHB

Sam Hartle

, May 9, 2018

OLATHE, Kan. – The Reverend of the Divine Mercy Parish in Gardner has been charged with theft and computer crimes.

Johnson County, Kansas prosecutors charged Rev. Joseph Cramer with stealing at least $25,000 from the parish between Nov. 16, 2015, and May 2016. Cramer also faces two counts of computer crimes.

Cramer was booked into the Johnson County Jail Thursday and posted a $5,000 bond shortly thereafter.

One of his bond conditions is that Cramer is not allowed inside of a casino.

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