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	Priest Pleads Guilty in Child Porn Case Chicago Tribune [Illinois] June 21, 2006 http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/nearnorthwest/chi-0606210287 jun21,1,6492689.story?coll=chi-newslocalnearnorthwest-hed U.S. DISTRICT COURT -- A Catholic priest accused of downloading child pornography onto his computer pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday. Rev. Daniel Schulte, 53, a Vincentian priest, pleaded guilty to one count of possession of child pornography before U.S. District Judge Blanche Manning. He faces up to 10 years in prison. Schulte had access to the Internet via a server at DePaul University in February 2005, according to his plea agreement. On Feb. 28, 2005, Schulte downloaded 10 still images under the heading of "Preteen Kids," prosecutors said. Schulte's hard drive also was found to contain five videos of child pornography, according to the plea agreement. One of those videos included images of a sexual assault of a 2-year-old, according to court records. Schulte was one of four chaplains at St. Alexius Medical Center in Hoffman Estates. His order, the Congregation of the Mission, removed him from ministry in March 2005 after the download was discovered, officials have said.
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