Ohio priest resigns amid financial investigation at church

OHIO
Albany Times Union

HUBER HEIGHTS, Ohio (AP) — A Roman Catholic priest has resigned amid an investigation into financial wrongdoing at his suburban Dayton church.

The Rev. Earl Simone, who pastored St. Peter Catholic Church in Huber Heights, had a letter distributed to parishioners last weekend saying he was retiring because of medical problems. The 69-year-old Simone also was the administrator of four other Catholic churches in Dayton.

The Dayton Daily News (http://bit.ly/1bwsGei ) reports that Simone has been on medical leave since March.

Huber Heights police spokesman Sgt. Charles Taylor says the agency is investigating allegations of what “may be a substantial” amount of missing money at St. Peter.

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