Scappoose Priest Arrested in LA for Luring Girl

By Sara Roth
KGW
April 11, 2014

http://www.kgw.com/news/Scappoose-priest-arrested-in-LA-for-luring-girl--254987861.html

A Catholic priest from Scappoose was arrested in Lost Angeles on April 8 for attempting to lure a teenage girl into his vehicle.

The Catholic Sentinel reports Father Michael Patrick of St. Wenceslaus Parish was taken into custody after he walked off a plane at LAX that had just flown in from Australia.

He is accused of driving beside a teen and repeatedly asking her to get in the vehicle, despite her protests in March. She ran away and called for help.

Vancouver police had a warrant out for Patrick’s arrest when he was picked up in L.A., according to spokeswoman Kim Kapp.

The Sentinel reports Patrick was charged with luring and taken to a Los Angeles jail.