There’s something shady going down at St. Francis Catholic Church in Sherwood, Oregon.
Local police just announced that the church’s priest, Father Ysrael Bien (pictured), is under investigation for an incident involving a hidden camera installed in the men’s bathroom.
It all started back in April when a 15-year-old boy noticed an oddly placed electrical outlet next to the toilet in the bathroom near the church altar. Upon further investigation, he discovered the outlet was actually a hidden camera. He yanked it out of the wall then told Bien, who assured him and his parents that he would contact police about the matter.
And that’s when things turned fishy.
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Days later, the boy’s mother contacted Bien to ask if police needed a statement from her son. The priest told her everything was under control and that no statement would be necessary. Then he assured her that “a conclusion would happen soon, and that he would be sure to tell them when someone was arrested,” police records say.
Two weeks later, the boy’s parents emailed Bien for an update on the case. He replied that police didn’t have enough evidence and the investigation was “over.”
Not satisfied with this outcome, the parents contacted the deacon, who told them he didn’t know much about the case. That’s when the parents emailed Bien again, this time asking to see the official police report.
An hour later, the priest replied: “There is no police report and it is best if I explain this to you in person.”
“Father informed me that he had lied to me, and that there was no police report or investigation because he had not reported the incident or the device,” the dad later told police.
Bien claimed that he put the camera in a drawer in the vesting room, but when he went to get it later that day, it mysteriously vanished. He never contacted police because he was afraid of “the consequences of losing the device,” police records say.
A judge authorized search warrants for the church, Bien’s home, his car, phones and computers. He has been placed on leave by the Archdiocese of Portland.
We’re waiting for his Grindr profile.
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h/t: Raw Story
Jake Riley
Shocking ð???
Craig Shapiro
Another unholy glory hole. Imagine that . . . again.
Glücklich
Unholy bathroom behavior? Like this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sZcyNktWAU
Larry Head
whoops! not in the catholic church, surely!
Ladbrook
Well, if you are a young gay child and all you hear from the church is that being gay is a mortal sin, then what do you do? You go into denial and force yourself to marry an unsuspecting woman who discovers your penchant for bookstore sex 20 yrs later…
Or…
You join the priesthood so that you never have to explain to anyone why you’re not banging a hot woman. As a priest you start preaching (and internalizing) all the same bull you heard as a child. As an adult, you can’t form mature attachments to anyone, so you end up a sick perv, molesting kids, stalking parks, and/or hiring prostitutes. (And yes, this mindset probably explains why the last priest “resigned” and is now hiding out with his male lover so as not to be exposed and humiliate the church even further.)
Vicious cycle… they never learn.
JAW
wow… it has been a long time since we have heard about a bad priest… here in South Jersey we are finding lots of bad public school teachers… most are straight
Then there is the subway guy who has been married twice… wonder what they will find on his computers
Billy Budd
@Ladbrook: Perfect analysis.
Raphael
“We’re waiting for his Grindr profile.” LMFAO
M J Martinez Crogan
Cruisy restroom at your local church , go figure
Charles Copenhagen
I’ll bet he also preached from the pulpit about the evils of same sex marriage to the parish.
ted72
The Catholic Church has the audacity to tell us we are pedophiles and immoral. What makes them the authority on morals? Such hypocrites.
1EqualityUSA
Now the collar is associated with pedophilia. Soon clown and priests will be universally feared by children. They ought to forego the vestments and fancy flats and opt for Levis 501 jeans and sweatshirts. Do something useful. Build a hospital or something. Clearly these Catholics have too much time on their hands. Get to work! Juan de la Cruz worked his ass off, building rock walls in between studying. Exhaust yourselves.
Anthony Rinauro
Amen
Sheldon Siegel
I thought the holy water tasted salty!!
Mack
What else is new? They haven’t changed.
watchmewhip
This Priest is a liar! A pedophile and cannot be trusted! He shouldn’t became a priest because he only want fame, money to get rich and abuse the innocent young people! He should be kicked out from that Church and give him a penalty for all his lies and conceiling the evidence!!!