US priest jailed after stealing $1m for male escorts and lavish lifestyle

A US Roman Catholic priest has been sentenced to three years in prison after pleading no contest to stealing more than $1 million (€670,000) in church money and spending it on male escorts and a lavish lifestyle.

US priest jailed after  stealing $1m for male escorts and lavish lifestyle

The Rev Kevin Gray, former pastor at Sacred Heart/Sagrado Corazon Parish in Waterbury, Connecticut, was also sentenced to three years of probation.

The Republican-American reports that a plea of no contest was entered on Gray’s behalf, which means he did not admit guilt, but a conviction for first-degree larceny was entered on his record.

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