Monday, November 6, 2017

UPDATED::Area priest arrested for sexual assault | Local News | daily-journal.com

UPDATE::  $1M bond set for priest 
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.
Father 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.

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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