The Catholic Diocese of Spokane removed a priest from ministry and asked police to investigate after he was accused of misappropriation of funds and sexual misconduct involving six women.

Catholic clergy across Spokane received a notice in April that Our Lady of Fatima’s priest, the Rev. Miguel Mejia, was accused of seeking sex from “vulnerable” women in exchange for money or other items, used parish funds to pay for sexual activities with women, stalked a woman at least once and used his power and status as a priest to harm them.

“This is wrong,” said the Rev. Darrin Connall, Vicar General for the Diocese. “And it’s tragic.”

Many of Mejia’s former parishioners, including the church’s bookkeeper, continue to support the priest and question the voracity of the evidence against him.

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