Woodburn Catholic priest accused of child sex abuse

WOODBURN (OR)
NWCN

by Mike Benner
NWCN.com

Posted on August 14, 2012

WOODBURN — The pastor at St. Luke Catholic Church in Woodburn was arrested Monday on accusations of sex crimes involving a 12-year-old boy.

Perez was taken into custody following a report to Woodburn police about 1:30 a.m. about inappropriate conduct with a minor, said Officer Mike Araiza of the Woodburn Police Department.

The priest, ordained in 2002, was expected in court Tuesday afternoon for accusations of first- degree sex abuse, using a child in a display of sexually explicit conduct, and furnishing alcohol to a minor.

“Any person taking advantage of a position of trust is very concerning,” said Araiza.

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