Michael Fugee

A New Jersey man has been officially removed from the priesthood after admitting he violated a court order against unsupervised contact with minors.

In a rare agreement with prosecutors, a priest who admitted to violating a court order barring him from unsupervised contact with minors has agreed to ask to be laicized.

A judge on Tuesday ordered a New Jersey priest held while a grand jury considers whether he violated a legal agreement to stay away from children.

A former New Jersey priest has been arrested after allegedly working unsupervised with children despite a legal agreement barring him from doing so.