OREGON
The Oregonian
By Maxine Bernstein, The Oregonian
SALEM — A Marion County judge on Monday ordered a Woodburn priest, who is accused of sexually abusing a 12-year-old boy at his home last week, remain in custody without bail.
Judge Audrey Broyles found “clear and convincing” evidence that the Rev. Angel Armando Perez, the parish priest at St. Luke Catholic Church in Woodburn, would pose a risk to the victim in the case and the general public if he was released pending trial.
Broyles said Perez’s position as an ordained priest in a small community gives him a unique position of trust and power.
“He abused that power,” the judge said. “Clearly he had, he has and would have access to children – directly or indirectly.”
Perez appeared behind a glass partition. He wore dark blue jail shirt and pants, and mostly looked down during the 20-minute hearing.
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