CALIFORNIA
Fresno Bee
BY ROB PARSONS
Merced Sun-Star
August 18, 2014
A 64-year-old Catholic priest in Los Banos is under investigation for alleged “Internet related sex crimes” involving at least one teenager, the Los Banos Police Department announced Monday.
The Rev. Robert E. Gamel was placed on administrative leave Thursday pending further investigation, according to a statement from the Roman Catholic Diocese in Fresno. Gamel, 64, has been a priest at St. Joseph’s Catholic Parish since 2009, according to media archives.
Catholic officials in Fresno confirmed Gamel is under investigation in the statement released late Monday. Gamel could not immediately be reached for comment Monday.
No arrests have been made and no criminal charges have been filed, Los Banos Police Cmdr. Jason Hedden said.
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