Priest Arrested For Stalking Conan
Even though theyre still fucked up, the clergy is finally showing some maturity: Instead of harassing adolescent altar boys, theyve graduated to talk-show hosts. Last week, Father David Ajemian, a priest from Boston, [was arrested] at NBC Studios here in New York when he tried to attend a taping of NBCs Late Night With Conan OBrien.
Father Ajemian, who attended Harvard with OBrien, has been charged with stalking and harassing the talk-show host, which has continued even after warnings from law enforcement officials. The priest has been sending creepy letters to both NBC and OBriens home for more than a year. Here are some excerpts:
Letter on Feb. 20: Im told by some of those officious little usher people that youre overbooked. Is this the way you treat your most dangerous fans? You owe me big-time, pal. I want a public confession before I even consider giving you absolution.
An April 26 letter, signed Padre, said, I am not Seung Cho, alluding to the [gunman at Virginia Tech]. Even if I did once look out on that dark and dreaded doorway on West 72 Street, remember Frank Costello once dodged a bullet in your building, and so can you. The gangster Frank Costello was shot and wounded in the lobby of the Majestic on West 72nd Street in 1957.
I described these as creepy earlier, but that doesnt even begin to encapsulate how disconcerting these letters are. This is just one more reason I wont be going to church on Sunday.