OREGON
The Oregonian
By Emily E. Smith | The Oregonian/OregonLive
on August 20, 2015
The Archbishop of Portland sent a letter to parishioners Thursday afternoon addressing the case of a Sherwood priest who apparently left the country as police investigated the hidden camera discovered in his church’s bathroom.
Church leaders say they learned on July 29 that the Rev. Ysrael Bien had gone to The Philippines.
Sherwood police learned the same about three weeks later when they went to arrest him Tuesday in Portland. Investigators now believe he left the country on June 30, six days after he was suspended from leading the congregation at St. Francis Catholic Church.
Read Archbishop Alexander Sample’s letter to parishioners.
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