UPDATE:: $1M bond set for priestFather Richard E. Jacklin, pastor of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Goodrich, was arrested by Illinois State Police on Tuesday and charged with sexually assaulting a resident at Shapiro Developmental Center in Kankakee.
Bond for Father Richard E. Jacklin, the Catholic priest accused for sexually assaulting a Shapiro Developmental Center resident Tuesday, was set at $1 million Thursday in Kankakee County Circuit Court.
In addition, it was stated during the bond hearing that the 39-year-old victim, identified in court only by his initials, has an IQ of 47 and has been a resident at Shapiro since 2010.The victim also suffers from partial paralysis.
The
65-year-old Jacklin has been preliminarily charged by state police with
criminal sexual assault by force and sexual misconduct of a person with
a disability.
"We are still gathering information," Kankakee County State's Attorney Jim Rowe told the Daily Journal this morning.
Area priest arrested for sexual assault | Local News | daily-journal.com
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