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	No Court for Chelmsford Priest Accused of Prostitution in NH Boston Herald April 22, 2010 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view/20100422no_court_for_chelmsford_priest_accused_of_prostitution_in_nh/srvc=home&position=recent NASHUA, N.H.— A court appearance has been postponed for a Massachusetts priest nabbed in a Nashua prostitution sting operation last week. Thirty-one-year-old William Ventura of Chelmsford, Mass., was one of eight men arrested by Nashua police after responding to a Craigslist ad indicating prostitutes were operating out of the hotel. They weren’t, but the police were. Ventura took a leave of absence from St. John’s Parish in Chelmsford and the Boston Archdiocese has banned him from public ministry until the misdemeanor case is over. The maximum penalty is one year in jail. Ventura was scheduled to be arraigned in Nashua District Court on Thursday, but that has been rescheduled for May 6.
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