ILLINOIS/WISCONSIN
Chicago Tribune
May 03, 2013|By Ruth Fuller, Special to the Tribune
A Benedictine monk accused of trying to lure a suburban girl into his car is back in Lake County Jail after a judge revoked his bond.
Thomas Chmura, 57, who resides at St. Benedict’s Abbey in Benet Lake, Wis., is charged with felony attempted child abduction and misdemeanor disorderly conduct.
He was ordered back to jail Thursday after authorities said that, during a routine check of the abbey by court officials, children were found to be present in the complex. That violated the conditions of Chmura’s bond, which forbids him contact with anyone under the age of 17, prosecutors and police said.
Chmura was first arrested after, according to police, he drove up to a 14-year-old girl in Antioch on April 25 and repeatedly asked her to get in his car before she ran off. Authorities said he later admitted he had approached the victim for the purpose of sexual gratification and had also offered rides to teenage girls several other times in recent weeks.
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