Catholic Priest Sacked By University for Allegedly Having an Affair With 33-year-old Student (Photo)
A
catholic Father and high-ranking university staff has lost his job
after he was entangled in a compromising affair with a mother of two who
was a student at the university.
Father Paul Rowan
A Catholic priest has been sacked from a London university amid
allegations he had a relationship with a 33-year-old student, it has
been claimed.
According to a report by Dailymail, Father Paul Rowan was
reportedly dismissed from his job as senior lecturer and programme
director of theology and religious studies at St Mary's University, in
Twickenham. It came amid claims he had become close to undergraduate
Charmaine Garton - a mother-of two - about two years ago.
According to the Sun on Sunday, Father Rowan is understood to be
appealing against the decision, which was made in November. But the
47-year-old is also due to face a church probe, it is claimed.
A church source told the Sun: 'There are employment proceedings
taking place regarding his dismissal from the university. Once they are
concluded his future will be determined by the church. It is a matter
which will be taken very seriously.'
Father Rowan, from Warrington, Cheshire, is popular among students
at the south west London university, according to the Sun. One student
is quoted as saying: 'He was easily the best lecturer I had at the university. He was very engaging and made the subject really great.'
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