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	Bail Set at $1 Million for Priest Accused of Stealing $400,000 from Roselle Church By Art Barnum Chicago Tribune February 11, 2009 http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-priest-theft-11feb11,0,6153614.story Bail was set at $1 million Tuesday for a Roman Catholic priest accused of stealing more than $400,000 from the collection plates of his Roselle parish. Rev. John Regan, wearing the blaze orange jumpsuit of a DuPage County Jail inmate, appeared in court on a closed-circuit camera after returning from an out-of-state counseling center where he received treatment for a gambling addiction. Regan, 45, was indicted last week on 21 counts of theft, money laundering and operating a continuing financial enterprise. Assistant DuPage County State's Atty. Brooks Locke told Judge Peter Ostling that the priest is accused of stealing "more than $400,000" from St. Walter Catholic Church in Roselle from 2006 to 2008, when he was pastor. Regan told Ostling that he was unable to post 10 percent—$100,000—of the bail amount to be released. But Locke told Ostling that defense attorneys have asked for a Feb.18 hearing before Judge John Kinsella to seek a bail reduction that could allow Regan's release. Regan will be arraigned on the criminal charges March 9.
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