By Calvin R. Tice
Richmond Times-Dispatch
February 26, 2007
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Louisa — The Catholic priest accused of embezzling money from two parishes is not legally married to the woman he lived with in Spotsylvania County, his lawyer said today.
Attorney John R. Maus, who made a brief appearance with the Rev. Rodney L. Rodis today in Louisa County Circuit Court, later declined to say whether Rodis is the father of the three children who lived with the couple.
The woman and children moved out of the home last week, Maus confirmed today after the hearing.
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| Rev. Rodney L. Rodis |
Police say Rodis, 50, may have taken as much as $1 million in donations made to St. Jude and Immaculate Conception Catholic churches in Louisa and used the money for other purposes. He led the churches for 14 years before retiring in May.
His neighbors in Spotsylvania County say Rodis lived as a family man during those years and referred to the woman living with him as his "wife."
Rodis and Joyce F. Sillador-Rodis, the woman living at the home, are identified as husband and wife on a 2005 deed of trust filed in Spotsylvania Circuit Court.Judge Timothy K. Sanner set an arraignment date of March 12 for Rodis to enter a plea in his embezzlement case. He would face up to 20 years in prison if convicted of embezzling from the churches.
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