A Catholic priest is being accused of stealing almost $1 million since 2003 from collection-plate donations. Allegedly, most of the money was used for drugs and to pay for the services of a muscular S&M “master."
The lawsuit was filed by parishioners, claiming that Rev. Peter Miqueli stole the money from churches in Roosevelt Island and in the Bronx. The money allowed him to become a "slave" for $1,000 a meeting with a "homosexual sex 'master'," who made Miqueli drink his pee.
The alleged "master" has been identified as Keith Crist. (We wonder if that is pronounced "Christ," which would be deliciously ironic!)
Aside from sex, the lawsuit claims that Miqueli spent $60,000 in 2012 alone for “illicit and prescription drugs” he used with Crist, bought a $264,000 home in Brick, NJ, and paid $1,075.50 a month for his master’s East Harlem apartment.
Oh, but it gets better. The plaintiffs claim that the Archdiocese of New York and homophobic Cardinal Timothy Dolan were well aware of Miqueli’s “illegal scheme” but 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,” the court papers said.
The whole affair came to light after the priest found out that his "master" had a girlfriend. He ordered Crist to choose him or her, and the bodybuilder opted to stay with his cash cow reverend.
The girlfriend, Tatyana Gudin, then played whistle-blower and outed the two men.
“When [Miqueli] found out — it was late March — he got really mad and really jealous,”
Gudin said. “He [Miqueli] conspired with my boyfriend to illegally lock me out [of the apartment we shared].”
She sent e-mails to the Church hierarchy detailing the sexual romps and kink the men engaged in.
She wrote the following to Cardinal Dolan: “Keith Crist uses Father Miqueli as his toilet, and Father Miqueli drinks his piss during their weekly, 3 day get-togethers when they take off to Father Miqueli's house in Brick, NJ, far away from prying eyes.”
A spokesman for the archdiocese said it “has . . . taken these allegations seriously and has been investigating them," but '"to date we have found nothing to substantiate the allegations that have been raised."
Miqueli has stepped down from leading St. Frances de Chantal Church in New York City, but has made no official statement concerning the lawsuit.
We think this will make an excellent plot for Michael Lucas' next video series!
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