High-profile Lawyer for Accused Woodburn Priest

Daily Astorian
August 17, 2012

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The Archdiocese of Portland has offered an open-ended loan to the Rev. Angel Armando Perez to cover legal fees as he fights an accusation that he fondled a 12-year-old boy.

The Oregonian reports http://is.gd/XAQi2P Perez has hired prominent Portland attorney Marc Blackman, who has handled a number of high-profile cases.

Woodburn police arrested Perez Monday after the 12-year-old boy ran out of a parish-owned house, telling authorities Perez had given him beer and fondled him.

The 46-year-old parish priest at St. Luke Catholic Church told investigators he was drunk and didn't remember what happened.

Perez made an initial appearance Tuesday in Marion County Circuit Court on accusations of child sexual abuse, furnishing alcohol to a minor and drunken driving.