CLEVELAND (OH)
Cleveland Leader
Published by Julie Kent on October 12, 2013
On Friday afternoon, a Cleveland priest was arrested after he was caught soliciting a plain clothed ranger at Edgewater Park for sex. The Cleveland Catholic Diocese issued a very brief statement following news of Rev. James McGonegal’s arrest, which read:
“Diocesan authorities have a policy of cooperating with civil authorities in these kinds of matters and will do so in this matter.”
McGonegal, 68, allegedly signaled a man over to his car and offered him $50 for oral sex, not knowing that the man was a Metroparks ranger in plain clothes. He also admitted to authorities that he is HIV positive.
McGonegal is a priest at St. Ignatius of Antioch Church on Lorain Ave. in Cleveland, and now faces felony charges.
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