WOODBRIDGE (IL)
Chicago Tribune
By Brian Slodysko, Chicago Tribune reporter
March 27, 2012
A Catholic priest retired three months earlier than planned recently after news that he was arrested 20 years ago for soliciting sex in a forest preserve spread through the Woodridge parish he served, according to Diocese of Joliet officials.
The Rev. Gerald P. Riva chose to retire on his own after serving for 13 years at St. Scholastica’s Parish and was not forced out, according to Doug Delaney, spokesman for the diocese. Delaney added that the diocese was not aware of Riva’s arrest until recently.
The diocese declined to provide specifics on why or how news of the arrest came to light.
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