OREGON
KPTV
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[Woodburn police department report – The Oregonian]
By Natalie Brand
WOODBURN, OR (KPTV) –
The Archdiocese of Portland called the sex abuse allegations at a Woodburn church tragic and sad when reached for comment by FOX 12 on Tuesday.
Father Angel Perez, the head priest at St. Luke’s Catholic Church in Woodburn, is accused of sexually abusing a 12-year-old child. The alleged victim called police at 1:30 a.m. Monday to report the inappropriate contact.
Detectives investigated the complaint and then arrested Perez on Monday.
“It’s sad; it’s surprising to a lot of people,” said parishioner Nancy Guerrero. “He was well known in the community. He was liked by a lot of people.”
According to court documents filed by Woodburn police, the alleged victim told detectives he was spending the night at the priest’s home in Woodburn and woke up to flashes, possibly from a cell phone camera.
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