Monday, May 09, 2005
FIGHTING WITH ANGELS ?
From an article at Grand Forks Herald sent in by a reader:
A man who lived most of his life in northern Minnesota, much of it as a Catholic priest and as an educator, was removed this week from a parish in Alaska after a man alleged the priest solicited sex from him in return for giving him construction work at the church.
The Archdiocese of Anchorage announced Wednesday that the Rev. Robert Bester, about 75, reported to his superiors that a man had accused him of inappropriate behavior, according to the Kodiak (Alaska) Daily Mirror.
Bester was put on leave from the parish while a church panel investigates the allegations.
The accuser, Fred May, cooperated with a local television station in Anchorage in taping conversations secretly with Bester in which the priest talked about graphic sexual acts. He also spoke of being "Dracula," and of engaging in "combat," with angels.
