Conan's Stalker Priest Pleads Guilty

Disorderly conduct conviction for Ajemian in harassing TV host
By John Johnson,  Newser Staff
Posted Apr 8, 2008 4:17 PM CDT
Conan's Stalker Priest Pleads Guilty
The Rev. David Ajemian leaves Manhattan Criminal Court after his arraignment for stalking TV host Conan O'Brien in this Nov. 9, 2007, file photo.    (AP Photo/David Karp, file)

A Roman Catholic priest who stalked Conan O'Brien pleaded guilty today to disorderly conduct and apologized for his actions, WBZ-TV reports. Rev. David Ajemian, 46, sent the late-night talk-show host threatening letters on parish letterhead—referring to himself as "your stalker priest"—contacted O'Brien's parents, and got caught trying to sneak into a New York taping after being told to stay away.

"Is this the way you treat your most dangerous fans?" Ajemian wrote in one letter. "I want a public confession before I ever consider giving you absolution—or a spot on your couch." The Boston-area priest—he's been placed on leave by the diocese—agreed to avoid any contact with O'Brien for two years. He said he meant no harm. (More Conan O'Brien stories.)

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