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	The Priest, the Gay Stripper and the Missing Money By Mike Carney USA Today July 23, 2007 http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/2007/07/the-priest-the-.html The Chicago Sun-Times reports that a Chicago priest pleaded guilty Friday to stealing nearly $200,000 from parishioners so that he could give cash and gifts to a gay stripper. Investigators say the Rev. Mark Sorvillo helped his friend, James Sosnicki, buy cars, a motorcycle, clothing and a computer. "For about a year or so, Mark would give me about $1,000 a month," Sosnicki told police, according to the paper. "He gave me the money for spending time with him." During a search of the rectory, police say they found nude photos of Sosnicki, including one that showed him sleeping in the priest's bed. The paper, citing court documents, says Sorvillo had been dipping into the collection basket for at least 10 years. He was, by all accounts, a man with an appetite. Read more about his expenses at fancy restaurants and stores. He now faces up to four years in prison.
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