Sex Addict Priest to Plead Guilty to Selling Crystal Meth
The disgraced priest is scheduled to appear in federal court next week, where a filing says he’ll plead guilty to conspiracy to possess methamphetamine with intent to distribute.
Monsignor Wallin graced the New York Times’ last month in a profile tracing the priest’s downfall from parish to prison. As AlterNet’s Alex Kane summarized, “Wallin’s case is a story of drug abuse, drug dealing and adult gay sex.”
The Times’ lurid profile, by N. R. Kleinfield, reveals that Monsignor Wallin was once a star personality in the Church, and parishioners “hungrily signed up for his far-flung spiritual pilgrimages, flocked to church fund-raisers to catch his melodious voice interpreting show tunes.
But about two years ago, the priest started raising the eyebrows of his colleagues, appearing “sick” and “absent” from work. Wallin resigned from his work in June 2011, “citing health and personal problems.” Shortly after, church officials discovered Wallin’s personal stash of porn and kinky sex toys in the rectory.