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Honolulu Star-Bulletin
By Gary T. Kubota
gkubota@starbulletin.com
WAILUKU » The Catholic deacon accused of sexually assaulting a male minor on Maui was released yesterday after posting $100,000 bail.
James Ronald Gonsalves, 68, of Wailuku will be required to stay within his home in Wailuku, except when making authorized visits to his attorney's office, under a court order issued by Maui Circuit Judge Shackley Raffetto.
Raffetto reduced Gonsalves' bail yesterday to $100,000 from $790,000.
Gonsalves, 68, was arrested Wednesday after a Maui grand jury indicted him on 62 charges, including 30 counts of first-degree sexual assault involving a male juvenile.
He has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
At the request of Deputy Prosecutor Robert Rivera, Raffetto also ordered Gonsalves to remain away from minors and a mile from St. Ann Church in Waihee, where he served as the administrator.
Gonsalves family and scores of church members who supported him attended the bail hearing yesterday in Maui Circuit Court in Wailuku.