Fr. Carlos Martins, through his attorney, has sent a cease and desist letter to the Pillar, alleging defamation. The article in question, titled “St. Jude Relic Tour Suspended Over Police Investigation,” opens with a paragraph stating that Fr. Martins “faces an Illinois police investigation over alleged inappropriate conduct involving children.”
This is the statement issued by the parish. Flynn and Condon failed to link it in their article, until they updated this morning.
Condon and Flynn ran with this story, having no information on the details of allegations, police reports, or even noting if they tried to contact Fr. Carlos Martin