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	Ex-humboldt Pastor Pleads Guilty to Sex Abuse Sacramento Bee June 23, 2011 http://www.sacbee.com/2011/06/23/3723362/ex-humboldt-pastor-pleads-guilty.html A former Humboldt County pastor has pleaded guilty to charges that he sexual abused two girls, including one who was placed in his care. The Times-Standard of Eureka reports that 50-year-old Dino Cardelli entered his plea Monday to sex abuse and molestation charges as well as 25 counts of violating a court order to not contact the victims. Cardelli was pastor of Arcata's evangelical Calvary Chapel for 15 years. He resigned after he was arrested last September. Authorities say a 13-year-old foster child who lived in his McKinleyville home reported the abuse at her school. Prosecutors later identified a second victim. Cardelli violated the court order when he used a prepaid cell phone and a fake Facebook page to contact one of the girls. He faces 18 years in prison at his sentencing.
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