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	Victim Testifies in Sexual Assault Trial Involving Priest Toledo Blade June 11, 2008 http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080611/NEWS02/477471741 A 26-year-old man told a Lucas County Common Pleas judge on Wednesday that he was sexually assaulted by a Roman Catholic priest while they were in a hot tub at the YMCA/JCC in Sylvania. Testifying in the sexual imposition trial of the Rev. Frank Murd, the victim said the priest joined him in the hot tub about 9:30 p.m. March 18 and began fondling him. The man told Judge James Jensen, who is hearing the case in lieu of a jury, that he was offended by the unsolicited act and informed Father Murd that it was inappropriate. He said the incident lasted no more than a minute. "I felt like I had been violated," the victim said. Father Murd, 66, faces a punishment of up to 60 days in jail and a $500 fine if he is convicted of the third-degree misdemeanor charge. He resigned as pastor of St. Joseph's Church in Maumee about a month after the victim reported the incident to Sylvania Township police. The trial will continue Wednesday afternoon.
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