MILWAUKEE (WI)
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Associated Press
A Roman Catholic priest charged in Wisconsin with sexual abuse of a child more than 20 years ago on Monday waived extradition from Illinois, where he had been held without bail since last week.
The Milwaukee County District Attorney's office had charged Francis Engels, 68, with two felony counts of second-degree sexual assault of a child.
Engels appeared in Henry County, Ill. Circuit Court Monday and said he would not fight the extradition, said Terry Patton, the Henry County state's attorney.
Milwaukee Assistant District Attorney Jane Carrol did not immediately return a telephone call from The Associated Press Monday inquiring about when Engels might be brought to Wisconsin.
The victim, Dan Koenigs, now 37, said three priests, including Engels, molested him many times between 1980 and 1985, according to his attorney, Joe Klest, of Schaumburg, Ill.
Posted by kshaw at December 13, 2004 05:28 PM