Visiting Priest Charged With Sexual Assault
UPDATE: 11:30 A.M.
EL PASO, TEXAS – A visiting Catholic Priestwasarrested Wednesday afternoon on two counts of Sexual Assault.
Crimes Against Persons (CAP) detectives have charged 39-year-old Philip Taban, a visiting Catholic Priest from Uganda, with two counts of Sexual Assault. The El Paso Police Department received information suggesting a priest sexually assaulted a local parishioner.
Through their ongoing investigation, which began Monday morning, September 10, detectives identified the victim and Philip Taban as the suspected priest. Taban had suspended since September 7 and no prior record of incidents involving parishioners. The investigation revealed an 18-year old Hispanic female met with Taban for spiritual counseling. During two of these meetings, Taban sexually assaulted the victim earlier in September.
Taban is being held in the El Paso County Jail on a $25,000 bond foreach count. The investigation continues.
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