DALLAS (TX)
WFAA-TV, Dallas-Fort Worth
August 20, 2018
A Dallas priest accused of molesting teens and taking at least $60,000 from his parish now is missing, Roman Catholic Church officials said.
At St. Cecilia Catholic Church, where the Rev. Edmundo Paredes had served for 27 years, parishioners said Sunday that he may have fled to his native Philippines where he has been taking annual vacations.
Bishop Edward Burns told parishioners over the weekend that the Dallas Diocese has hired two private investigators to try to track Paredes down.
“Now that we know of his criminal sexual acts, we want to get a handle on him,” Burns said.
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