September 24, 2009
Officials Seek to Bar Release of Convicted Priest from Prison
Illinois prosecutors today filed a motion to seek the indefinite incarceration of a Roman Catholic priest convicted of sexually assaulting several boys in a West Side parish. The Cook County state's attorney's and Illinois attorney general's offices filed the petition under the state's Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act to have the former West Side priest and convicted sex offender Daniel McCormack civilly committed instead of paroled and released from custody as scheduled on Friday. The law allows prosecutors to seek continued incarceration in a secure treatment facility if a psychological exam leads them to believe another sex crime is likely if the inmate goes free.Click Here For The Full Story......