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	Vicar Faces Child Porn Charges Derbyshire Times October 30, 2009 http://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/latest-west-midlands-news/Vicar-faces-child-porn-charges.5780945.jp A Church of England vicar has been charged with downloading indecent images of children from the internet, it has emerged. The Diocese of Lichfield said the Rev Dominic Stone, from Marchington, near Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, had been charged with 16 counts of making indecent photographs of a child contrary to the Protection of Children Act 1978. The 46-year-old priest, who is the team vicar of Marchington, Marchington Woodlands, Kingstone and Leigh, is on police bail and will appear before magistrates in Burton-upon-Trent next month. A spokesman for the Diocese of Lichfield said Mr Stone had been suspended from duty since February this year in accordance with its child protection policy and the procedures contained within the Clergy Discipline Measure. The spokesman added: "The suspension, which should be seen as a neutral act, continues. "As the matter is now sub judice, the Diocese of Lichfield will not be making any further statement until the conclusion of the legal proceedings." A spokesman for Staffordshire Police said a 46-year-old man was charged on Wednesday with making indecent photographs of a child and bailed to appear before magistrates on November 10.
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