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	Milford Pastor Charged with Rape By O’Ryan Johnson Boston Herald February 15, 2009 http://news.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view/2009_02_15_Milford_pastor_charged_with_raping_congregant/srvc=home&position=also A Milford pastor is under house arrest after she was charged with molesting and raping a 16-year-old congregant over a two-year period, beginning when the girl was 14, prosecutors said. Ana Almeida, 31, who leads a mostly Brazilian congregation at Plenitude of God Church, pleaded not guilty when she was arraigned Thursday for the rape and four counts of indecent assault and battery of a child older than 14. Worcester District Attorney spokesman Tim Connolly said Almeida paid $500 bail and was released on house arrest. He said she will remain on house arrest until the court can outfit her with a GPS tracking unit; then, new restrictions will be placed on her. The victim told police Wednesday that Almeida began molesting her in spring 2006. The victim allegedly told police a total of 11 assaults occurred through 2008, according to court documents. Reached at home last night, Almeida denied the charges were true but declined to talk further, citing a language barrier. “My English is not so good,” she said.
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