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	Stockton Diocese Priest Hit with Suit Alleging Sex Abuse CBS 47 April 3, 2008 http://www.cbs47.tv/news/state/story.aspx?content_id=3104b343-1f63-46a4-8c26-08b7053e3496 STOCKTON, Calif. - A priest at the Roman Catholic Diocese of Stockton faces a claim that he sexually abused a boy in the 1980s. The Rev. Michael Kelly was a priest at the Cathedral of the Annunciation in Stockton when the alleged abuse occurred at the boy's home from 1982 to 1985. The alleged victim is now 33 years old, but did not recall the molestation until 2006, according to the lawsuit filed March 26 in San Joaquin County Superior Court. Kelly was placed on leave when the plaintiff's parents first contacted the diocese about the allegations last October. But in March, he returned to the ministry at St. Joachim Catholic Church in Lockeford. Kelly calls the claims "outrageous lies," and says he intends to fight the suit.
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