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	Court Papers: Priest Indicted for Embezzlement Was Married WDBJ January 14, 2007 http://www.wdbj7.com/Global/story.asp?S=5935924&nav=S6aK Fredericksburg, Va. Court documents show a priest suspected of stealing more than 600-thousand dollars from two churches was living a double life as a family man in a neighboring county. The Reverend Rodney Rodis was indicted Monday on a felony embezzlement charge. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that a document included in papers committing the 50-year-old to jail listed him as living with a wife and three children in Fredericksburg. It is NOT clear whether Rodis is the children's father. Officials say the Catholic Diocese of Richmond was surprised to hear about Rodis' living arrangements, as were neighbors in the subdivision where the family had lived in a two-story brick home for at least eight years. Rodis appeared in Louisa General District Court on Thursday. He is scheduled to appear in court again on Thursday. If convicted, he could face up to 20 years in prison. Rodis was ordained a priest in the Philippines in 1986 and has been living in the United States since 1991.
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