FREDERICK, Colo. (AP) - A Catholic priest faces an indecent exposure charge after jogging in the nude about an hour before sunrise in a small town in Colorado.
Rev. Robert Whipkey told officers he had been running naked at a high school track and didn't think anyone would be around at that time of day, a police report said.
He told officers he sweats profusely if he wears clothing while jogging. "I know what I did was wrong," he said in the report.
Whipkey did not return phone messages. His lawyer, Doug Tisdale, told the Longmont Times-Call that Whipkey had no comment.
Whipkey, 53, was arrested around 4:30 a.m. June 22 in this town about 30 kilometres north of Denver.
The Archdiocese of Denver said it takes the incident seriously but is awaiting the outcome of the case. Whipkey remains an active priest.
If convicted of indecent exposure, a misdemeanour, he would have to register as a sex offender, prosecutors said.
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