OREGON
The Register-Guard
By Jack Moran
The Register-Guard
OCT. 15, 2016
A Eugene priest charged with paying for sex with an underage girl and also using her to traffic cocaine said Friday that he and his supporters are saying their prayers “for everybody involved” in the case.
Daniel James MacKay, 42, declined to discuss the allegations during a brief telephone conversation with a reporter. But he did offer a few general comments about the case, which authorities are continuing to investigate following his arrest on Wednesday.
“What I can say right now is that we’re very concerned, and we’re praying for everybody involved,” MacKay said.
He called the situation “deeply unfortunate.”
MacKay serves as priest at the St. John the Wonderworker Orthodox Church in Eugene’s Whiteaker neighborhood. He also works as a part-time instructor at Lane Community College, where officials canceled his classes on Thursday and Friday but haven’t yet taken any formal employment action against him.
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