MINNESOTA
KSTP
A Hibbing priest is in jail, facing allegations of sexual misconduct with a minor, KSTP sister-station WDIO reports.
The 29-year-old was arrested Tuesday afternoon by the Hibbing Police Department and is being held in the St. Louis County Jail. A formal charge has not yet been filed, but documents indicate he faces a potential charge of second-degree criminal sexual conduct involving his position of authority and a victim under the age of 16.
The Diocese of Duluth says the man is a parochial vicar at Blessed Sacrament Parish in Hibbing. The sign at Immaculate Conception Church in Hibbing also lists him as being an associate pastor at that church.
“While the circumstances leading to his arrest are currently unknown to us and while we believe (the man) is entitled to the presumption of innocence, we take this development very seriously and are monitoring it closely,” the diocese said in a statement.
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