Brothers accuse prominent Chicago priest of sexual abuse Two brothers in their 60s have described what they say was years of sexual abuse by a firebrand priest who gained fame speaking out on national politics and for taking on drug dealers in poor South Side neighborhoods around his Chicago churchCHICAGO -- Two brothers in their 60s on Monday described years of sexual abuse by a firebrand activist priest who has gained fame speaking out on national politics from the pulpit and for taking on drug dealers in South Side neighborhoods around his Chicago church. Neither brother knew the other had also been abused by Pfleger until early this month, after the younger brother submitted his allegations to the archdiocese. The younger brother confirmed he asked Pfleger for money in a December letter, in which he confronted the priest about abuse but insisted it wasn't an extortion attempt. … What I want is for him to take responsibility … be accountable.”The older brother said he knew nothing about his brother's letter or its contents. He described their relationship as distant, describing how he once even arrested his younger brother — an arrest that eventually put his sibling behind bars for years.

Source: ABC News January 25, 2021 23:02 UTC