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	Mass. Priest Accepts Leave after N.H. Arrest Seacoast Online April 13, 2010 http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20100413-NEWS-100419916 A Chelmsford priest was arrested in a prostitution sting at a New Hampshire hotel after responding to an ad on Craigslist. The Boston Archdiocese said Tuesday that William Ventura has voluntarily accepted a leave of absence and been barred from public ministry until the case is concluded through the court system. Ventura had been serving as parochial vicar of St. John's Parish in Chelmsford. Nashua, N.H., police said the 31-year-old Ventura was arrested Friday, along with eight others, after getting caught in sting police said aimed to snare people "intent on paying a female for sexual relations." Ventura was released on bail and faces a misdemeanor prostitution charge, which carries a maximum punishment of a year in prison. He's scheduled to be arraigned April 22 in Nashua District Court.
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