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The Detroit News
By Oralandar Brand-Williams
The Detroit News
Detroit — A former local Catholic priest has been arrested and charged with downloading child pornography.
Timothy Murray, a 62-year-old Novi resident and former pastor of St. Edith Parish in Livonia, appeared in federal court Thursday on the charges and was temporarily detained.
A detention hearing for Murray is scheduled for 1 p.m. Friday before U.S. Magistrate Judge Michelson.
According to the federal charges against Murray, he was detected by undercover U.S. Department of Homeland Security investigators downloading pornographic pictures of naked young children engaged in sexual poses on his personal computer beginning in May and continuing through November. …
In 2004, Murray was removed from public ministry for the Archdiocese of Detroit on allegations that he was having sex with a minor. The allegations stemmed from an alleged incident that occurred more than 30 years ago.
Civil authorities chose not to investigate further because too much time had elapsed.
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