Troy church deacon bound over to circuit court for sex crimes with teen boy

By Aileen Wingblad
Oakland Press
November 19, 2018

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Hurmiz Ishak

A Chaldean Catholic church deacon has been bound over to Oakland County Circuit Court for alleged sex crimes against a teen boy.

Hurmiz Ishak, 65 of Sterling Heights, is charged with three counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct - multiple variables for alleged acts at St. Joseph Chaldean Catholic Church, 2442 E. Big Beaver Rd. in Troy.

Judge Maureen McGinnis of Troy’s 52-4 District Court advanced the case to the higher court on Nov. 15. Ishak is scheduled to be arraigned Nov. 29 by Judge Phyllis McMillen.

Court records indicate the alleged assaults began May 1, 2017 and Troy police say they continued over the past several months. Church officials contacted police Oct. 14 after learning about the alleged incidents from the victim's family.

Ishak was suspended by the church when senior clergy learned of the allegations, police said.