Catholic Priest Arrested For Dealing Drugs

The Holy Roman Catholic Church has long had its problems with priests that have engaged in behavior that has been less than perfect. We are all well aware of the many scandals over the years and there are likely more to come. Well here is another one. On September 10th Police in Illinois arrested Reverend Christopher Hayden who is 33 years old and charged him with posession and distribution of cocaine after searching his home and finding more than 3 grams of coke and various other drug paraphernalia. The police accused him of dealing cocaine both out of his home and from the church rectory located on the campus of the University of Illinois. He has pleaded not guilty in court and has been suspended by the Catholic diocese of Peoria.