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	Catholic Priest Arrested in Chicago As Suspect in Douglas County Sex Assault By Kieran Nicholson The Denver Post November 21, 2011 http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_19384308 A 67-year-old Catholic priest from Chicago has been arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a child in Douglas County. Father Richard James Kurtz was arrested in Chicago today and charged with sexual assault on a child by a person in a position of trust and attempted sexual assault on a child by a person in a position of trust, according to a Douglas County Sheriff's Office media release. The sheriff's office special victims unit began investigating Kurtz in June when the Society of Jesus Chicago-Detroit Province notified Douglas County of alleged crimes that occurred in 2001. A warrant was issued for the suspect's arrest on Friday. Kurtz was a chemistry teacher at the University of Detroit High School in Detroit at the time of the alleged Douglas County assault. The victim was a male under the age of 18 at the time, the sheriff's office said. The alleged assault did not have any connection to a Colorado church. Kurtz was booked today into the Chicago jail on a $100,000 bond. An investigation is on-going. Kieran Nicholson: 303-954-1822 or knicholson@denverpost.com
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