{"id":3331,"date":"2007-12-13T07:59:00","date_gmt":"2007-12-13T07:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/deaconsbench\/2007\/12\/maryland-deacon-charged-with-incest.html"},"modified":"2007-12-13T07:59:00","modified_gmt":"2007-12-13T07:59:00","slug":"maryland-deacon-charged-with-incest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/deaconsbench\/2007\/12\/maryland-deacon-charged-with-incest.html","title":{"rendered":"Maryland deacon charged with incest"},"content":{"rendered":"

Grim news<\/a> from the Archdiocese of Washington, where a deacon has been charged with sex abuse: <\/p>\n

Police have charged a Roman Catholic deacon with incest for allegedly abusing an underage female relative in the 1960s and 1970s.<\/p>\n

Dan Paul Stallings has served as deacon at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Silver Spring since 1986. Police say the 71-year-old was arrested Tuesday and charged with 10 counts of incest.<\/p>\n

He is being held at the Montgomery County Detention Center in lieu of $250,000 bond.<\/p>\n

Police say the abuse took place outside the church. But investigators say they are concerned that Stallings may have abused other children because of his involvement with a Catholic youth organization.<\/p>\n

The Washington Archdiocese issued a statement Wednesday saying it is sending letters to parishioners notifying them of the charges and asking anyone with information to contact detectives.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Deacon Stallings, his alleged victim, and his family will be in my prayers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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