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Apr 8, 2008 1:28 pm US/Eastern
Boston Priest Pleads Guilty In Conan Stalking Case
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Rev. David Ajemian (file)
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Conan O'Brien (file image)
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Ajemian was a priest at St. Patrick's Parish in Stoneham from 2005 to May 2007.
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The Boston priest accused of stalking late night talk show host Conan O'Brien has pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct.
Rev. David Ajemian admitted to sending letters and DVDs to O'Brien's home and business. He apologized in a Manhattan courtroom on Tuesday, and said he never meant to upset anyone.
Ajemian, 46, was arrested in New York City last year while trying to enter a taping of "Late Night with Conan O'Brien," despite being warned to stay away by NBC security personnel.
Ajemian, who prosecutors say started writing O'Brien in September 2006, has been placed on leave by the Boston Archdiocese. He was a priest at St. Patrick's Parish in Stoneham from 2005 to May 2007.
Ajemian was allegedly sending O'Brien threatening notes on parish letterhead and contacting his parents.
Ajemian allegedly tried to contact O'Brien repeatedly over a 14-month period. He was told to stop the communications but did not, according to police, and a warrant for his arrest was issued by the Manhattan District Attorney's Office.
"I want a public confession before I ever consider giving you absolution -- or a spot on your couch," wrote Ajemian, who signed the notes "Padre," said Barbara Thompson, a spokeswoman for the Manhattan District Attorney's Office.
Court papers say Ajemian referred to himself as "your priest stalker" in one note and complained of not being allowed in to see an earlier taping of the O'Brien show.
"Is this the way you treat your most dangerous fans?" the note said.
Ajemian is a graduate of Harvard and the John XXIII National Seminary. He was ordained in May 2001.
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