Daniel McCormack

An Illinois appeals court has reversed a trial judge’s ruling that a convicted child molester and defrocked priest can be held longer than his sentence, according to a Tuesday court filing.

An Illinois appeals court has reversed a trial judge’s ruling that a convicted child molester and defrocked priest can be held longer than his sentence, according to a Tuesday court filing.

The Archdiocese of Chicago recently paid out a nearly $3 million settlement to a man who was abused by former priest Daniel McCormack.

A court hearing could keep a former disgraced Chicago priest confined indefinitely.
A lawsuit filed Thursday in Cook County Circuit Court seeks more than $50 million in damages from convicted child molester and defrocked priest Daniel McCormack and the Archdiocese of Chicago.

Daniel McCormack, a former priest convicted of molesting children in his Chicago parish, was deemed to still be a sexually violent person by Judge Dennis Porter.

Daniel McCormack, a former priest convicted of molesting children in his Chicago parish, is a minimal risk to abuse children if released from a state mental institution, a state psychologist testified Thursday.

A court hearing could keep a former disgraced Chicago priest confined indefinitely.

A hearing is set to determine whether a former Chicago priest should remain locked up indefinitely at an Illinois facility for sex offenders.

Former Chicago priest Daniel McCormack heads to a new trial this fall to determine if the defrocked priest will remain in state custody.