March 20, 2008
Jury Keeps 'Sexually Violent' Priest Behind Bars
He has served his prison sentence for molesting three boys, but a Roman Catholic priest will remain behind bars after a DuPage County jury concluded Wednesday he still is dangerous. The Rev. Fred Lenczycki, who has admitted fondling as many as 30 young boys, is the first clergyman in Illinois -- and possibly in the country -- to be confined as a sex offender in a locked mental health center after completing his prison term. Jurors deliberated for about two hours before determining the 63-year-old Lenczycki is a "sexually violent person" who poses a threat if he is released from custody. Lenczycki sat stoically as the verdict was read in a Wheaton courtroom after four days of testimony about his psychological condition and 25-year history of molesting young boys. Read more...
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