Reverend Kenneth Bernard Hendricks, who has been indicted in Ohio for
alleged illicit sexual conduct in the Philippines, was arrested in a
church in Naval town on the island province of Biliran on Wednesday,
Bureau of Immigration spokeswoman Dana Sandoval said.
Each of the
50 counts is punishable with up to 30 years in prison, US attorney
Benjamin Glassman said at a news conference in Cincinnati.
Federal court records do not show an attorney for Mr Hendricks who could comment on the charges.
An
Ohio court had issued a warrant for the arrest of 77-year-old Mr
Hendricks, who has been living in the Philippines for 37 years, Ms
Sandoval said, adding the US criminal case stemmed from complaints from
Filipino minors who were allegedly victimised in the Philippines.
There
was no immediate reaction from the US embassy, Philippine Catholic
Church officials or Mr Hendricks, who was flown to Manila and detained
in an immigration cell.
US priest in Philippines arrested on charges of sexually assaulting altar boys - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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