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GREELEY, Colo. - A Roman Catholic priest charged with indecent exposure after being accused of jogging naked in the pre-dawn darkness has pleaded not guilty and asked for a jury trial.
Rev. Robert Whipkey was arrested June 22 in Frederick, Colo., about 40 kilometres north of Denver, after an officer saw him walking on a street naked at 4:35 a.m. local time. Whipkey told police he jogged naked because he sweats profusely if he wears clothing, an arrest report said.
Whipkey did not speak at a hearing Tuesday and neither he nor his lawyers would comment afterward. His trial is scheduled for March.
Whipkey served parishes in Frederick, Mead and Erie but was placed on administrative leave by the Archdiocese of Denver in August.
The archdiocese said Whipkey was investigated for "inappropriate personal behaviour" more than eight years ago when he was a pastor in Sterling.
The archdiocese said that incident did not involve "physical or sexual contact with another individual" but gave no other details.
Rev. Robert Whipkey was arrested June 22 in Frederick, Colo., about 40 kilometres north of Denver, after an officer saw him walking on a street naked at 4:35 a.m. local time. Whipkey told police he jogged naked because he sweats profusely if he wears clothing, an arrest report said.
Whipkey did not speak at a hearing Tuesday and neither he nor his lawyers would comment afterward. His trial is scheduled for March.
Whipkey served parishes in Frederick, Mead and Erie but was placed on administrative leave by the Archdiocese of Denver in August.
The archdiocese said Whipkey was investigated for "inappropriate personal behaviour" more than eight years ago when he was a pastor in Sterling.
The archdiocese said that incident did not involve "physical or sexual contact with another individual" but gave no other details.
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