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	Monastery Raided by Police By Walker Robinson GuyRobinson@woai.com WOAI [Blanco TX] July 25, 2006 http://www.woai.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id= 8E837675-01C9-4D4B-8630-CAFB475D8D8F Law enforcement officials raided a hilltop monastery near Blanco in Central Texas this morning after getting indictments accusing five monks of sexually assaulting a boy there about 13 years ago. The Blanco County Sheriff's Office and federal investigators continued to search this evening, according to reports. Samuel A. Greene Junior, the 61-year-old founder of the Christ of the Hills Monastery, was among those charged with sexual assault of a child and engaging in organized crime relating to the assault. That's according to Blanco County Sheriff Bill Elsbury. Greene -- who also faces one count of sexual performance with a child -- was already on probation after pleading guilty in 2000 to nine counts of indecency with a novice monk. The sheriff says that the current investigation began a year ago after Greene reportedly admitted that he'd sexually assaulted several children more than a decade ago at the monastery. The monastery southwest of Blanco -- located between San Antonio and Austin -- is known for its picture of the Virgin Mary which was said to cry tears of rose oil. However, Elsbury says that Greene admits that the icon is a fraud. Arraignment for the five is scheduled for Monday.
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