Priest Accused of Molestation Set for Release on Bail

By Andy Furillo
Sacramento Bee
January 9, 2012

http://blogs.sacbee.com/crime/archives/2012/01/priest-accused-of-molestation-set-for-release-on-bail.html


About 50 people have gathered outside the downtown jail in Sacramento awaiting the bail release of the Rev. Uriel Ojeda, the Catholic priest who has been accused of molesting a girl under 14 years old.

Ojeda's attorney, Jesse Ortiz, said that the reverend is scheduled to be released on bond sometime before 5 p.m. today.

Supporters of the 32-year-old Ojeda hoisted balloons and sang songs while they waited for him to walk out of the front door of the jail at 651 I St.

Sacramento County prosecutors have filed a seven-count complaint against the reverend who had served at parishes in Woodland and Redding before his arrest late last year.

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