Former Newman Center priest gets probation over cocaine

URBANA – A Catholic priest formerly assigned to the Newman Center at the University of Illinois admitted to a Champaign County judge Thursday that he was a cocaine dealer.

Christopher Layden, 34, now of Peoria, was sentenced to four years of probation after pleading guilty to possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, a Class 1 felony.

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