A priest has taken a leave of absence from a Catholic church in suburban Chicago after he was caught walking around the halls of an affiliate Catholic elementary school with no clothes on.
The cleric, William "Bill" O'Toole of Saint Casimir Church in Hammond, Ind., wandered around the St. Casimir School, which enrolls students from kindergarten through eighth grade, bare naked on Aug. 9, according to The Daily Caller.
The police were called to the school early in the evening, when the caller said that O'Toole was seen roaming the school undressed through a window, Hammond Police Lt. Richard Hoyda said.
"Officers located an adult male in a state of undress inside of the school. School officials were already on scene and had knowledge of the situation. The man was allowed to dress and at that time he was not placed under arrest," Hoyda said.
"At this time, Father O'Toole has stepped down as pastor of St. Casimir and All Saints. He will be on a leave of absence and will be undergoing a psychological evaluation at the direct request of Bishop (Donald J.) Hying," Debbie Bosak, the spokesperson for the Diocese, said in a statement, according to EAGNews.
The spokesperson added that a school secretary was there at the time and was the one who unlocked the door so that the police could come in.
"No other persons were involved and, being a Sunday, there were certainly no children present," the statement read, according to The Times of Northwest India.
