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Chicago Tribune
Clifford Ward
Chicago Tribune
The Roman Catholic priest convicted of stealing his parish’s money to support a gambling addiction no longer faces an April hearing to revoke his probation.
The Rev. John Regan had been scheduled for the probation revocation hearing in April because he has yet to repay the full amount — almost $300,000 — he stole from St. Walter Catholic Church in Roselle, where he served as the pastor until his arrest in 2009.
His attorney, Jack Donahue, told Judge John Kinsella at a Monday court hearing in DuPage County that he met with prosecutors last week and they agreed to cancel the hearing. In return, Regan will have a final reporting date in 2019, his attorney said.
Regan had been sentenced to a mix of probation, some jail time and work-release after pleading guilty to theft in 2011. The judge also had ordered Regan to work at a menial job to begin making restitution for the money he stole.
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