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Sunday, January 16, 2005

Illinois priest waives extradition to Wisconsin

Wisconsin -

A Roman Catholic priest charged in Wisconsin with sexual abuse of a child more than 20 years ago on Monday waived extradition from Illinois, where he had been held without bail since last week.

The Milwaukee County District Attorney's office had charged Francis Engels, 68, with two felony counts of second-degree sexual assault of a child.

Engels appeared in Henry County, Ill. Circuit Court Monday and said he would not fight the extradition, said Terry Patton, the Henry County state's attorney.

Read the article at DuluthNewsTribune.com dated 12/13/2004
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