The Roman Catholic priest who has been accused of stalking
and harassing the talk-show host Conan O’Brien was admitted to a hospital for
evaluation on Saturday.
Reverend David Ajemian suddenly disappeared from his father
home in the Back Bay on Saturday where he
returned after being released on bail into his family custody on Friday. His
father called the police around 3:15 reporting his son has been missing for
about three hours as police officer Ed Crispin reported. Police were told in a
statement that the priest “mental health may be of concern”
Luckily Ajemian returned to his parents’ home around 7 p.m.
after he went to a hospital, the police reported.
The whole story started when Ajemian was arrested in New
York City because he had tried for several times to get in touch with the host
of “Late Night with Conan O’ Brien” in spite of the warning of NBC’s security
officers, prosecutors told on Wednesday.
He started sending to the host threatening emails, postcards
and aggressive letters in September 2006. According to statements of police he
was asked several times to stop contacting O’Brien but he didn’t. In
conclusion, a warrant for his arrest was issued by the Manhattan District
Attorney’s Office, officials said. He was facing charges of stalking and
persistently harassment.
He was found fit for trial by a Manhattan judge on Friday although attorney
Eric Seiff told the judge that the priest was on medication for psychological
problems for almost a year.
Ajemian told the New York Daily News reporters that his
notes to Obrien were harmless: “I’ve tried to make it clear that I had no
intention of physically harming him in any way. I feel sad that some of my
correspondences were interpreted that way.”
He also declared that he wanted to meet Faye Dunaway and
Paul Simon. Talking about Simon he told the reporters: “I really loved his
music.” Regarding Faye Dunaway he stated that they met in mid 1990 when they
were studding Catholicism at St. Paul's Parish
in Cambridge, Mass. "I wrote her agent. I never heard
anything back," he told reporters.
As a result of his arrest, Ajemian was placed on leave by
the Boston Archdiocese and “he is no longer able to exercise public ministry,”
the archdiocese said in a statement adding that the church officials were
cooperating with New York City
authorities.
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