Catholic High School Official Arrested on Child Sex Abuse Allegations

By David Pollard
Chicago Tribune
October 22, 2015

http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elmwood-park/news/ct-elm-arrest-guerin-prep-tl-1029-20151022-story.html

A Guerin Prep High School administrator has been arrested for allegations of inappropriate sexual contact with a student off campus.

The 34-year-old assistant principal at the River Grove high school was arrested Wednesday by members of the Chicago Police Department's Special Investigations Unit on accusations of aggravated sexual abuse of a child, according to a Chicago Police Department spokeswoman.

Charges had not been filed as of Thursday afternoon, the spokeswoman said.

The man allegedly had inappropriate contact with a 17-year-old Guerin Prep student on Sept. 20 in the 2600 block of North Sayre Avenue in Chicago's Galewood neighborhood, according to police.

While working at Guerin, the assistant principal was also the musical director at St. William Catholic Church, located at 2600 N. Sayre Ave., the block where the alleged incident took place.

The Archdiocese of Chicago acknowledged the arrest in an emailed statement.

"The Archdiocese of Chicago is aware of the situation and can confirm that the situation was properly reported to [the Department of Children and Family Services]," the statement said. "We are monitoring the situation and will continue to cooperate with the civil authorities."