Priest from Scappoose detained on accusing of trying to lure girl

OREGON
The Oregonian

By The Oregonian
on April 11, 2014

A Catholic priest who is the pastor at St. Wenceslaus in Scappoose has been detained and accused of trying to lure a teenage girl into his car, according to a Catholic newspaper.

The Catholic Sentinel is reporting that Father Michael Patrick, who has been with the Archdiocese of Portland since 1998, is being held in a Los Angeles jail after being arrested after return from a trip to Australia. The arrest came on a warrant issued by Vancouver police.

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