MICHIGAN
The Detroit News
Robert Snell
The Detroit News
Detroit — A former Catholic priest charged with downloading child pornography is expected to plead guilty in federal court July 24, according to court officials.
Timothy Murray of Novi, former pastor of St. Edith Parish in Livonia, is expected to enter the plea in front of U.S. District Judge Victoria Roberts, said Gina Balaya, spokeswoman with the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
According to prosecutors, Murray was detected by undercover U.S. Department of Homeland Security investigators downloading pornographic pictures of naked young children engaged in sexual poses on his personal computer between May and November 2012.
Murray is free on a $10,000 bond.
The former priest allegedly admitted to investigators that he used special software to download child porn and that he had about 500 images and videos of child porn that he downloaded from the Internet onto his computer, according to court files.
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