GARDNER (ME)
Kennebec Journal
BY MECHELE COOPER Staff Writer
GARDINER — With the help of Rev. George Lambert, Christ Episcopal Church is recovering from the investigation and suspension of its minister.
Rev. Jacob Fles was placed on a two-year suspension after he was found to have engaged in sexual misconduct consisting of “inappropriate language and interpersonal boundary violations.”
Fles had been placed on paid administrative leave since late September 2011 while the Episcopal Diocese of Maine investigated allegations of sexual misconduct, financial impropriety and improper clergy conduct. The investigation found no evidence of financial misconduct.
Lambert has been conducting Sunday services since October. Then in January, Bishop Stephen Lane asked him to stay on as priest in charge.
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