Cleveland Catholic school music teacher indicted on 2 counts of importuning Gregory Kinat (Source: Cuyahoga County Sheriff s Department) By Julia Bingel | February 24, 2021 at 10:48 AM EST - Updated February 24 at 10:48 AM
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - A 44-year-old music teacher at Our Lady of Angels School has been indicted on two counts of importuning by the Cuyahoga County Grand Jury, for allegedly having a sexually explicit conversation with a person he thought was a 15-year-old girl.
Gregory Kinat also faces a charge of possessing criminal tools.
Cuyahoga County Prosecutors said Kinat was actually talking to an undercover officer and the alleged conversations happened between Jan. 27 and Feb. 3.
Local Catholic churches will take on the customs used commonly in Europe this Ash Wednesday to avoid the risks of COVID-19.
Instead of tracing the mark of the cross on believers’ foreheads, they will have ashes sprinkled on the crown of their heads. The ashes placed by the priest to symbolize penitence and mortality as they begin observing the 40-day holy season of Lent.
“The sprinkling over the head is very common in Europe,” said Rev. Rod Kreidler of St. Edward Catholic Church in Ashland.
According to the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland, the practices of both sprinkling ashes on the head and tracing a cross on the forehead were used in the past. At one time, it was common to sprinkle ashes on men’s heads and trace crosses on women’s foreheads because they wore head coverings in church.
Cleveland Catholic school teacher arrested for sending sexually explicit messages to undercover officer posing as teen
Our Lady of Angels School has placed 43-year-old Gregory Kinat on leave pending the outcome of the matter. Author: WKYC Staff Updated: 11:18 PM EST February 8, 2021
CLEVELAND A 43-year-old teacher at Cleveland s Our Lady of Angels School has been arrested for having what authorities say were sexually explicit conversations with an undercover officer posing as a 15-year-old girl.
Between January 27 and February 3 of this year, the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor s Office says Gregory Kinat was engaging in the sexually explicit conversations with the officer. The conversation was initiated through a popular social media application.
Churches throughout NEO find ways to safely worship this Christmas
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Churches throughout NEO find ways to safely worship this Christmas.
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WESTLAKE, Ohio â Westlakeâs United Methodist Churchâs Reverend Mollie Gordon Brown said they pride themselves on being a place that welcomes and includes all.
âWe want we want to meet people where they are because we know that people worship in different ways,â she said.
Worshipping in different ways is exactly what 2020 has forced the church to do. Typically, on Christmas Eve about 900 people would attend various services throughout the day.