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Chicago Tribune
April 30, 2013|By Ruth Fuller, Special to the Tribune
The Benedictine monk accused of trying to abduct a 14-year-old girl in far north suburban Antioch last week is free on bail.
Thomas Chmura, 57, who resides at St. Benedict’s Abbey in Benet Lake, Wis., just across the state line, is charged with felony attempted child abduction and disorderly conduct, a misdemeanor, authorities said.
Records indicate someone else who lives at the abbey paid the $5,000 required to bail Chmura out of jail.
Appearing in street clothes at a court hearing Tuesday in Lake County, Chmura told a judge, “I heard and I understand everything,” when asked if he understood the terms of his release.
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