Former Roosevelt Island and Bronx Priest Cleared Of Charges Of Stealing Over $1 Million For His Boy Toy By Bronx DA Reports NY Daily News - Investigation Limited To Bronx Church Say Bronx DA

As reported December 10, 2015:

A lawsuit accuses former Roosevelt Island St Francis Xavier Cabrini Catholic Church priest of stealing over $1 million for his boy toy reports the New York Daily News and NY Post today....

An update. The NY Daily News tweets:

Disgraced ex-Bronx priest cleared of charges of using $1 million in church funds for S&M sex https://t.co/7fheBqjAmk pic.twitter.com/Q0lZ3tIi7I

— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) October 30, 2017

and reports:

... Peter Miqueli, 54, was at the center of a scandalous civil lawsuit parishioners filed in 2015. They alleged the priest, who worked at St. Frances de Chantal Church in the Bronx and St. Francis Cabrini on Manhattan’s Roosevelt Island, used the cash to pay a hunky boytoy for S&M sex.

The Bronx DA did not investigate the salacious sex claims, but the Archdiocese did, a Church official said, and found “nothing has been brought forward to substantiate them.”...

Click here for the full NY Daily News article.

Here's statement from the Bronx District Attorney regarding the investigation and reaction from a group of parishoners at the St Francis de Chantal Church in the Bronx.

The Bronx DA's investigation was limited to allegations in the Bronx and did not include any allegations regarding Roosevelt Island activities.

Lawsuit Accuses Former Roosevelt Island St Francis Xavier Cabrini Catholic Church Priest Of Stealing Over $1 Million For Boy Toy From 2 Churches Reports NY Daily News And NY Post

A lawsuit accuses former Roosevelt Island St Francis Xavier Cabrini Catholic Church priest of stealing over $1 million for his boy toy reports the New York Daily News and NY Post today.

EXCLU: Priest stole more than $1M from NYC churches to fund S&M romp with hunk boy toy: suit https://t.co/tPlxsVBpE7 pic.twitter.com/fig1Dt0cKu

— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) December 10, 2015

According to the NY Post:

... Outraged parishioners claim that the Rev. Peter Miqueli has stolen at least $1 million since 2003 while leading churches on Roosevelt Island and in The Bronx, where he’s currently pastor of St. Frances de Chantal in Throggs Neck...

The NY Daily News adds:

... A scandalous lawsuit accuses a Bronx priest of looting more than $1 million from a pair of city parishes, then spending the cash on a long-running S&M romance with a muscle-bound boyfriend.

The Rev. Peter Miqueli reportedly paid $1,000 per rough sex session with his hunky lover, who demanded the priest address him as “Master” — and drink his urine, the lawsuit said....

and:

... Court papers say Miqueli also brought Crist into parish affairs, having him run a thrift shop where they are suspected of swiping money.

When Miqueli left Roosevelt Island in October 2012, he allegedly laid claim to the parish Jeep and the pastor’s apartment by putting both in his own name....

Click here for the full NY Daily News article and here for full NY Post article.

UPDATE 12/12 - The Archdiocese of New York responds:

Dear parishioners of the archdiocese:

You may have seen or heard some disturbing reports concerning a lawsuit filed against the pastor of one of our parishes, Father Miqueli of St. Frances de Chantal in the Bronx, as well as Cardinal Dolan and the Archdiocese of New York. I am sorry to have to discuss this issue, particularly during this time of the year, but I wanted you to have some more information about this than has been reported in the media.

First, I cannot and will not comment on the specifics of the lawsuit itself. As this is a legal matter, I will let the lawyers handle that in court....

and:

... To date we have found nothing to substantiate the allegations that have been raised, and, in fact, with regard to the parish finances, we know that the allegation that Father Miqueli stole $1 million from each parish, as was alleged by the plantiffs’ attorney, is completely false. We did find that Father Miqueli had deficient management and administrative practices, and have put forward several directives to remedy those deficiencies....

Click here for the full statement by the Archdiocese of NY.