November 21, 2008

Priest gets probation for jogging nude at track

GREELEY, Colo. - A Catholic priest convicted of indecent exposure for jogging naked (Even Adam wore a fig leaf) around a track (At every curve, he turned the other cheek) at a high school has been sentenced to five years probation. (Exercise over exorcism?)
Rev. Robert Whipkey must also complete 100 hours of community service and register as a sex offender under the sentence handed down Thursday in Weld County District Court.

The Denver archdiocese said Whipkey, of Frederick, was placed on leave last year. ("Forgive me Father, for I have jogged...") He officiated at parishes in Frederick, Mead and Erie. He was arrested about an hour before sunrise on June 22, 2007.

Dressed in a blue shirt and slacks, Whipkey told Judge Timothy Kerns that the conviction has ruined his life and that he is unemployed. (It was the conviction, not his actions.)

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