Pennsylvania Priest Accused of Selling Church Artifacts Pleads Guilty to Baseball Card Theft

Pennsylvania priest accused of selling church artifacts pleads guilty to baseball card theft

PITTSBURGH — The former dean of Trinity Episcopal Cathedral has pleaded guilty to a retail theft charge stemming from the theft of baseball cards from a Walmart, but questions remain surrounding dozens of church artifacts reported missing from the cathedral. The Rev. Aidan Smith, who previously served as dean of the downtown Pittsburgh cathedral, pleaded [...]

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A former dean of Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Pittsburgh has admitted in court to stealing baseball cards from a suburban Walmart, while a separate church investigation continues into the handling of the cathedral’s historic property. Local station KDKA–CBS reports that the Very Rev. Aidan Smith, formerly dean of Trinity Cathedral, has pleaded guilty to one count of retail theft in a case arising from a series of incidents at a Walmart in Econ…