Priest with HIV pleads guilty to soliciting sex

[Jazzy]

An HIV-positive priest has pleaded guilty to soliciting sex from a Cleveland-area park ranger.

The 69-year-old Rev. James McGonegal was arrested nearly a year ago after he solicited a park ranger near downtown Cleveland. He was charged with felony soliciting because he had previously tested positive for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.

In a plea agreement entered Friday, McGonegal pleaded guilty to the felony count of solicitation and to misdemeanor counts of abusing harmful intoxicants and public indecency. Under the agreement, he will enter a yearlong early intervention program. If he completes the program, he will not be convicted.

McGonegal also is required to serve 50 hours of community service and stay out of all Cleveland Metroparks.

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Your thoughts on the plea agreement?

 

[DrLeftover]

There's times that call for "drum head trials" and summary firing squads.

 

[beowulf]

man of God, eh?.....just sharing the love

scumbag

 

[DrLeftover]

The only thing that is really surprising is that we haven't heard about something like this from a Congressman.

I'm not saying it hasn't happened, just that it hasn't made the news, yet.

 

[Jazzy]

man of God, eh?.....just sharing the love

scumbag

 

[DrLeftover]

OK, I want to know when we were all beamed into a "reality show"

I mean really.

this one. And the "Woman marries dog" one. And the thing about the kids dumping a bucket of crap on a special ed student....


sheesh