{"id":5256,"date":"2010-11-19T09:58:22","date_gmt":"2010-11-19T09:58:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/deaconsbench\/2010\/11\/conans-priest-arrested-again-and-hes-speaking-out.html"},"modified":"2010-11-19T09:58:22","modified_gmt":"2010-11-19T09:58:22","slug":"conans-priest-arrested-again-and-hes-speaking-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/deaconsbench\/2010\/11\/conans-priest-arrested-again-and-hes-speaking-out.html","title":{"rendered":"Conan’s priest arrested again — and he’s speaking out"},"content":{"rendered":"

This fellow needs a retreat. Or something.<\/p>\n

Details: <\/a><\/p>\n

\nA suspended Roman Catholic priest once accused of stalking late night TV personality Conan O’Brien has now been charged with harassing a Boston TV journalist.<\/p>\n

Cohasset police say the Rev. David Ajemian was arrested on Thursday for violating a restraining order that required him to stay away Anthony Everett, co-host of “Chronicle” on WCVB-TV.<\/p>\n

Police said Ajemian made several calls to the station in violation of a “harassment prevention” order taken out by Everett last week.<\/p>\n

Ajemian is scheduled to be arraigned Friday in Quincy District Court. It wasn’t known if he had hired an attorney.<\/p>\n

Ajemian pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct in 2008 after being accused of stalking O’Brien.<\/p>\n

He was suspended by the Boston archdiocese in 2006 and can no longer function as a priest. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Meantime, a couple weeks ago — just in time for sweeps! –he gave a TV interview.<\/a> You can see it below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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