ST. LOUIS (MO)
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
By Lilly Fowler lfowler@post-dispatch.com 314-340-8221
A Roman Catholic priest said to have close ties to St. Louis Archbishop Robert J. Carlson has pleaded not guilty to sexual molestation charges.
The Rev. Xiu Hui “Joseph” pleaded not guilty on Monday morning to charges that he sexually abused a young boy at St. Louis the King School, the elementary school at the St. Louis Cathedral Basilica. Jiang faces two counts of statutory sodomy.
A grand jury, however, indicted Jiang in May, according to court records, meaning a grand jury found probable cause that a felony had been committed and a judge and trial date will be assigned to the case.
“I think he’s probably disappointed that this has gone this far. That he’s been indicted,” said Bill Hannegan, who along with his wife, Lucy, founded Friends of Fr. Joseph Jiang, a group more than 100 members strong that formed in 2012 to support the priest.
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