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	St. Louis: Judge Increases Bond for Priest Accused of Abuse St. Louis Post-Dispatch October 31, 2008 http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/laworder/story/A661221C00D92A6A862574F3000ED327?OpenDocument A St. Louis judge increased the bond Thursday for a former Catholic priest facing felony sex abuse charges that accuse him of molesting a young girl in his parish in the early 2000s. Joseph D. Ross, in custody since September, will have to post $350,000 cash to be released pending trial. His former bail was $200,000. A prosecutor and an attorney for the girl's family sought the increase, saying Ross is a threat if released. Ross' attorney told Judge Calea Stovall-Reid that he has close ties to St. Louis and has not been accused of a crime involving children for at least six years.
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