Trial begins to keep Hinsdale priest in jail
Jury selection was set to begin in the DuPage County civil case of a Roman Catholic priest who has been paroled after serving time for sexually abusing Hinsdale Catholic school boys in the 1980s.
Authorities are seeking to keep the Rev. Fred Lenczycki imprisoned because they contend he remains a threat.
The 62-year-old Lenczycki is the first member of the clergy in the state to face incarceration under the Illinois Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act. The law allows prosecutors to seek continued civil commitment of sex offenders they believe will re-offend because of a mental disorder.
Jury selection was to begin Monday in Judge Bonnie Wheaton's courtroom.
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