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Former Bloomington Priest Arrested For Soliciting Underage Sex in Decatur

A 50-year old man arrested for soliciting an underage boy for sex in Decatur is a recent applicant to be McLean County Coroner. Police reports indicate Vincent C. Peters was arrested after allegedly posting an ad on Craiglist seeking a young male for sex. Peters was arrested after an on line conversation with a Decatur Police Detective posing as a fifteen year old boy led to a physical meeting.

Officers say Peters acknowledged he intended to meet the boy for sex. His current residence is in Clinton but he listed a Bloomington residence last year on his application to be Coroner.

In his resume applying for the Coroner’s opening, Peters also claimed to be an ordained Catholic priest who had served at Holy Trinity Church in Bloomington. Peters said he was an assistant pastor from 2003-2007. He did not indicate why he stopped functioning as a priest and resumed the occupation of funeral director.

A call to the Catholic Diocese of Peoria has not been returned.
 

WGLT Senior Reporter Charlie Schlenker has spent more than three award-winning decades in radio. He lives in Normal with his family.
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