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	Onalaska Priest Facing Child Porn Charges Resigns from Parish By Chris Hubbuch LaCrosse Tribune August 2, 2010 http://lacrossetribune.com/news/local/article_3d673274-9e8a-11df-9032-001cc4c002e0.html Members of St. Patrick’s Catholic parish in Onalaska learned over the weekend their pastor, charged last month with having child pornography, has stepped down. Monsignor Richard Gilles, acting head of the Diocese of La Crosse, announced at Masses that the Rev. Patrick Umberger had resigned his pastorate. Umberger, 59, remains a diocesan priest, though he is suspended from duties pending the outcome of his legal case. His personal website, from which he conducted an online ministry serving more than 8,500 people worldwide, has been shut down. At a special Mass on Sunday evening for parents with children in Aquinas schools, Gilles announced the Rev. Jesse Burish has been appointed chaplain of Aquinas Middle School, where Umberger served before his July 14 arrest. Burish is associate pastor at Blessed Sacrament parish in La Crosse. His appointment took effect today. For more on this story, see Tuesday's Tribune or check back at www.lacrossetribune.com. Contact: chubbuch@lacrossetribune.com
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