A nun lastly confessed having turn away more than a million dollars to play Slot machines. Compulsive player, she was used to hang out in Atlantic City casinos.

The facts

The police questioned Sister Marie Thornton as the school she was working for found out about a million dollar missing on its accounts. For more than 10 years, the woman of the Church was part of the financial service of the institution. During the interrogation, she confessed being the author of the robbery. Suffering gaming addiction, she could steal up to $5,000 a day so she could play in Atlantic City’s casinos. She even lost up to $10,000 in a single visit to the capital of gambling on the East coast of the United States.

The verdict

During the nun’s trial, the judge opted for a placement in specialised center that could treat her, rather than a 3 years prison sentence she was risking. Now healed, sister Marie Thornton lives in a convent near Philadelphia.

Similar cases

This sad story reminds us that members of the Church remain human beings first, and can also suffer from addiction problem, just like other human beings. We lastly heard about two priests for similar cases. We talked about it here and there.