Cleric: Edward Arsenault

Defrocked, Ex-Con Priest Who Stole $300K Now Heads NYC Nonprofits with City Contracts

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A defrocked, ex-con priest who was a diocesan spin doctor at the height of the Catholic church’s sex abuse scandal now heads a pair of New York City nonprofits which have raked in millions in taxpayer cash. Edward Bolognini, who used to be a high-ranking New Hampshire holy man named Edward Arsenault, pled guilty in 2014 to stealing … Read more

High-Ranking New Hampshire Monsignor Defrocked, Imprisoned Over Gay Scandal

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A high-ranking priest in New Hampshire has been stripped of his priestly faculties and imprisoned over an embezzlement scandal involving his gay lovers. The diocese of Manchester made the announcement Friday about Edward J. Arsenault III, whose faculties were removed by the Vatican on February 28. The former monsignor is under house arrest for a … Read more