Nude-Jogging Priest Suspended Nude-Jogging Priest Suspended
Nude-Jogging Priest Suspended 
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The Archdiocese of Denver announced Thursday it has placed a Frederick priest on administrative leave after it became public knowledge that he had been charged with indecent exposure for allegedly jogging in the nude.
The archdiocese also announced that eight years ago it investigated the same priest — the Rev. Robert Whipkey — for "inappropriate personal behavior." The archdiocese, in a statement, did not provide details on the conduct but said it did not involve any "physical or sexual contact with another individual." Authorities in Sterling, where Whipkey was serving at the time, were notified but decided not to file charges, according to the statement.
Jeannette De Melo, spokeswoman for the archdiocese, declined to provide more information on the allegations from 8 years ago.
"Our statement speaks for itself," she said.
Whipkey, 53, the pastor for three Roman Catholic churches in Frederick, Mead and Erie, was stopped by Frederick police at 4:30 a.m. June 22 for walking down the street naked. He told police he had been jogging at the Frederick High School track and was walking home.
According to the police report, Whipkey told the officer, "I'm a heavy man, and wearing clothing while running makes me sweat profusely. ... I know what I did was wrong."
Police gave him a summons for indecent exposure. If Whipkey is convicted of the misdemeanor, he will be forced to register as a sex offender.
His attorney, Doug Tisdale, failed to return phone calls.
The church learned of the incident June 29 but didn't respond until Wednesday, when it became public. Whipkey's parishioners also weren't notified until Wednesday, when an archdiocese official met with leaders from Whipkey's three parishes. During that meeting, the official announced that Whipkey had been placed on administrative leave.
Whipkey was ordained in 1983. When allegations about inappropriate behavior emerged eight years ago, the archdiocese's Conduct Response Team traveled to Sterling to investigate and meet with those who had concerns about Whipkey, according to the archdiocese's statement.
Following that investigation, Whipkey underwent an evaluation and entered therapy, which lasted several years, according to the statement.
"Health care professionals did not conclude he was a danger to others or should be removed from ministry," according to the statement.
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lol, yeah, i thought it was a stretch. perhaps if he would not have gone to high school to run. i don't think his choice of locales is going to shine a favorable light. i guess there must be a law that says if you take off your clothes at a high school, you are a sex offender. i am not condoning what he did, though, he is a weirdo for walking around outside nude, knowing full well someone could see him, and did. i bet he wished it was a nice looking woman instead of a cop (well let's hope he would have wished it was a woman).
i only posted this as a news item.
falls into child sexual abuse for 2 reasons:
1. If Whipkey is convicted of the misdemeanor, he will be forced to register as a sex offender.
isn't a registered sex offender for molesting kids, not adults? if not, it is my mistake.
2. Whipkey was ordained in 1983. When allegations about inappropriate behavior emerged eight years ago, the archdiocese's Conduct Response Team traveled to Sterling to investigate and meet with those who had concerns about Whipkey, according to the archdiocese's statement.
Following that investigation, Whipkey underwent an evaluation and entered therapy, which lasted several years, according to the statement.
it doesn't say what that was about, but could be kids, since priests have a reputation for going after kids sexually. it's just a heads up. priests should not be jogging nude because of the postion they hold in the church. people look up to them and they should try to stay out of the news like this, i think.
