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Former Galesburg Abbey Owner Arrested on Seven Felony Counts

By Jennifer Wheeler
Register-Mail
March 23, 2012

http://www.galesburg.com/newsnow/x586822046/Former-Galesburg-abbey-owner-arrested-on-seven-felony-counts

FILE PHOTO Ryan St. Anne kneels at the Holy Rosary Abbey in Galesburg in this file photo from 2008. St. Anne was arrested on a Knox County warrant and faces seven felony counts related to the financial operation of the now defunct Abbey.

A man criticized by the Catholic Diocese of Peoria for being a fake priest has been charged with seven felonies in Knox County.

The Knox County Sheriff's Department will extradite the Rev. Ryan St. Anne from the St. Louis County jail early next week, said Sgt. Scott Cordle. According to an arrest warrant, he has been charged with three counts of financial exploitation of an elderly person, three counts of theft and one count of deceptive practices.

Cordle could not provide additional information about the alleged incident or charges.

The warrant was issued Feb. 29, although St. Anne was arrested Tuesday in East St. Louis, said Cordle. He signed a waiver of extradition Wednesday.

There is a $75,000 bond attached to the warrant, which could be executed in Illinois and connecting states.

Assistant State's Attorney Erik Gibson said St. Anne will be in video court on Tuesday.

St. Anne has been criticized by the Catholic faith for his place of worship, Holy Rosary Abbey, which was located at 820 E. Fifth St., Galesburg, in 2004. Local priests said the abbey was not a recognized or approved community of either the order of Saint Benedict or of the Roman Catholic Church.

However, St. Anne argues that he is an ordained priest. In 2005, he said he intended to file libel, slander and defamation lawsuits against the Catholic Diocese of Peoria after the group told others not to support the abbey.

Check back to Galesburg.com or pick up Saturday's edition of The Register-Mail for further details.

 

 

 

 

 




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