Chicago Priest Arrested On Child Pornography Charge

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CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS) — A Chicago priest who was removed as pastor of a church in the Brighton Park neighborhood last year has been arrested on a child pornography charge.

Octavio Munoz, 40, was removed from ministry by the Chicago Archdiocese in August 2015, because of concerns about materials found on his computer. At the time, the Archdiocese would not specify what was found.

“Given the nature of the material, we reported our concerns to the civil authorities and will cooperate fully in their investigation,” the Archdiocese said in a statement last year.

On Wednesday, police announced Munoz was found to be in possession of child pornography in July 2015.

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