The Catholic priest accused of stalking late night laughmaster Conan O’Brien is no longer authorized to function as a priest after defying the church’s wishes and checking himself out of a treatment facility, the Archdiocese announced today. Massachusetts priest David Ajemian, 48, who sent a series of kooky, rant-filled missives to O’Brien last year, was arrested last year for hounding the NBC talk show host.
His 14-month fixation with O’Brien culminated Nov. 2, when he was arrested trying to get into a taping of the “Late Night with Conan O’Brien.”
In April, he pleaded guilty in a Manhattan court to disorderly conduct and admitted he sent letters and DVDs to O’Brien’s home, office and his parents’ Brookline home.
As part of his plea, Ajemian agreed to stay away from O’Brien for two years.
Ajemian has been staying at an out-of-state residential treatment facility, per the request of the Archdiocese, according to the statement.
“As a priest of the Archdiocese of Boston, Fr. David Ajemian made a promise of obedience to his bishop when he was ordained in 2001. In the context of these vows and with his medical care a priority, Fr. Ajemian was instructed to remain in an out of state residential treatment facility indefinitely to receive the care he requires,” according to the statement.
“By his own actions, he has violated this mandate from his bishop. Therefore he is absent without permission. He is not authorized to function as a priest.”
Until June last year, Ajemian, whose family lives in Boston, was stationed at St. Patrick’s Church in Stoneham.
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