ILLINOIS
Daily Herald
Barbara Vitello
A Roman Catholic priest facing child pornography charges pleaded not guilty Friday, according to Cook County prosecutors.
Clovis Vilchez-Parra, 34, an associate pastor at Mission San Juan Diego in Arlington Heights, was charged in February with possession of child pornography and reproduction of child pornography following a joint undercover investigation by the Cook County Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and the Palatine, Bartlett and Chicago police departments. Prosecutors say the task force was investigating individuals searching for and downloading images of child exploitation.
In the wake of Vilchez-Parra’s arrest, Chicago Archdiocese officials removed him from ministry pending the outcome of the case.
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