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	Pastor Dino Cardelli Faces New Charges in Sex Abuse Case The Times-Standard January 15, 2011 http://www.times-standard.com/localnews/ci_17105479 New charges of dissuading a victim or witness from testifying and of violating a court order have been brought against a former Arcata pastor facing sex abuse charges. Dino Cardelli was arrested in September and charged with one count of recurring sexual abuse of a child under the age of 14, Jane Doe 1, one count of lewd and lascivious acts with a minor and two counts of oral copulation with a minor. In October, three more charges were filed, alleging committing a lewd and lascivious act with a child under 14 years old, Jane Doe 2. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges. Earlier this week, Cardelli -- who had posted bail of $250,000 in early October -- was taken back into custody after Humboldt County Deputy District Attorney Kelly Neel told Superior Court Judge Bruce Watson that Cardelli had used a throw-away cell phone and a "false" Facebook page to contact one of the girls in the case, alleging a violation of a court order. Watson ordered him taken into custody on $750,000 bail. An arraignment scheduled for Friday was continued to next week.
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