ILLINOIS
WICS
February 25, 2015
ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill. (AP) — A suburban Chicago Catholic priest has been ordered held on $175,000 bond after being charged with felony possession and reproduction of child pornography.
Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez’s office announced the charges on Wednesday against 34-year-old Clovis Vilchez-Parra, associate pastor at the Mission San Juan Diego Catholic Church in suburban Arlington Heights.
The Archdiocese of Chicago says that Archbishop Blase Cupich (BLAYZ’ SOO;-pitch) has removed Vilchez-Parra from ministry while the case goes forward. The archdiocese says it’s “ready to cooperate fully” with law enforcement authorities.
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