Feb. 25--A priest assigned to a Catholic church in Arlington Heights is facing child pornography charges, authorities said.
The Rev. Clovis Javier Vilchez-Parra, 34, was charged with reproduction of child pornography and felony possession of child pornography following an investigation by Cook County state's attorney's Internet Crimes Against Children task force.
Vilchez-Parra is an associate pastor at the Mission San Juan Diego Catholic church in Arlington Heights.
Police executed a search warrant at a residence owned by the Archdiocese of Chicago in the 100 block of South Arlene Drive in Palatine on Monday and seized "a laptop computer and associated media containing child pornography."
He was scheduled to appear for a bond hearing Wednesday at the Rolling Meadows courthouse.
The investigation leading to the priest's arrest was handled by the Bartlett Police Department, the Palatine Police Department and the Cook County Internet Crimes Against Children task force.
