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Priest caught buying cocaine

Pa. police: Priest caught buying cocaine

Friday, February 12, 2010

(02-12) 18:05 PST PHILADELPHIA (AP) --

A Roman Catholic priest from northeastern Pennsylvania is facing drug possession charges after police say he was caught buying cocaine in Philadelphia. Philadelphia police said Friday that 50-year-old James B. Shimsky, a priest in the Diocese of Scranton, was arrested last month.

Narcotics officers said they saw a man in a Jeep engage in a drug transaction the morning of Jan. 30 on a North Philadelphia street. Police said they stopped the vehicle and found a small amount of cocaine inside.

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Fri Feb-12-10 09:23 PM
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1. Priests are as vulnerable to addiction as anyone else.

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