A Catholic priest is accused of stealing over $1 million in donations for years of dirty sex with a muscled homosexual S&M master.
Rev. Peter Miqueli, 53, who is currently a pastor at St. Frances de Chantal in Throggs Neck is accused of taking from the donation plate at leading churches on Roosevelt Island and in The Bronx where he led the congregations.
A lawsuit filed on Thursday in the Manhattan Supreme Court by furious parishoners claims that Miqueli would spend $1,000 at a time for bondage sessions with a ‘homosexual sex master’ named Keith Crist.
The lawsuit also claims that the Archdiocese of New York and Timothy Cardinal Dolan knew about Miqueli’s ‘illegal scheme’ and did nothing to stop it.
‘This lawsuit seeks to finally put an end to this truly sinful conduct so that St. Frances de Chantal parish can regain the strength, spirituality and faith it once had before Father Miqueli arrived,’ court papers say.
The New York Post reports that during sex sessions, Miqeuli was forced to drink Crist’s urine. Miqeuli and his ‘lover’ shared a home in Brick, New Jersey after Miqueli paid $264,000 six years ago. Miqueli also $1,075.50 a month for Crist’s East Harlem apartment.
The New York Daily News reports that Miqueli, 53, is accused of stealing money donated to fix a pipe organ in addition to taking $20 bills from the collection plate at his former church, St. Frances Xavier Cabrini on Roosevelt Island.
The suit alleges that Crist was put in charge of the Cabrini thrift shop where he reportedly pilfered money and destroyed financial documents.
Miqueli allegedly also used the stolen cash for vacations in Italy and Florida.
The suit also alleges that maintenance workers at St. Frances de Chantal saw ‘several unstacked piles of cash, each approximately one foot high, scattered throughout Father Miqueli’s rectory residence ‘ during the summer of 2014.
Miqeuli ‘s neighbors say that there are several male visitors who frequent the New Jersey home and that he invites the men to join him in his spacious hot tub.
Crist’s on and off girlfriend Tatyana Gudin said that Crist once hurt his knees while having sex with Gudin in a bathtub. Gudin alerted church officials about the alleged relationship in May.
The lawsuit says a Bronx doctor provided Crist and Miqueli with illegal drugs. Miqueli also allegedly gave $60,000 to the doctor for the down payment on a house.
‘I feel really bad for the parishioners, ‘the Plaintiffs’ lawyer Michael G. Dowd said.
‘We’ve done a lot of homework. This is a bad guy,’ Dowd said.
‘The thing that’s really amazing to me is, how could this guy be acting this way for nine years or so and the Archdiocese does nothing? Someone extremely powerful is keeping Miqueli in as pastor,’ he added.
‘We can’t understand it,” said Bronx parishioner Jack Lynch.
‘It seems they are going out of their way to protect him and for years. We suspect a scandal behind the scandal.’
A spokesman for the Archdiocese said they are taking the allegations seriously and have ordered an audit of the parish.
‘To date we have found nothing to substantiate the allegations that have been raised. If anyone has information or documentation to substantiate the allegations, we would invite them to bring that information forward, or to contact the district attorney,’ the spokesman said.
Bronx parishioners want Miqueli removed permanently as pastor of St. Francis de Chantal.
They have created a Facebook page urging for his removal.
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