Detroit priest admits to embezzlement from charity

October 03, 2014

A priest from the Archdiocese of Detroit has confessed in court to embezzling funds from a charitable fund, giving the money to a man with whom he had a sexual relationship.

In a statement read into the record in a Michigan court, Father Timothy Kane admitted that he had arranged to receive money from the Angel Fund, a charity set up for the poor, and funnel it toward Fonsha Reid and his family. The priest said: “I feel bad about what I’ve done.”

Father Kane said that he had met Reid while he was serving as a prison chaplain, and Reid was serving a sentence for manslaughter. Their relationship continued after Reid was released and subsequently jailed again after he was convicted on new felony charges.

 

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Further information:

• Investigator: Priest admitted theft after arrest (AP)
• Detroit priest charged with defrauding charity (CWN, 2/14)