Albany Man Arrested on Multiple Sex Abuse Charges

Statesman Journal
April 19, 2014

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Stanley Brittain / Photo courtesy of Albany Police Department

An Albany man who formerly was a priest in Corvallis has been arrested on multiple charges of encouraging child sexual abuse.

Albany Police, assisted by the state Department of Justice, executed a search warrant in the 2400 block of SE 8th Avenue in Albany at 11:30 a.m. Thursday.

Stanley Brittain, 39, was arrested and lodged in the Linn County jail on 25 counts of first-degree encouraging child sexual abuse and another 25 counts of second-degree encouraging child sexual abuse.

Brittain worked as a priest under the name Father Isidore until last week with the St. Anne Orthodox Church in Corvallis.

Police began investigating Brittain after receiving a tip from the state department’s Internet Crimes Against Children task force.

The investigation is ongoing, and anyone with information about Brittain is asked to contact Albany Police at (541) 917-7680.