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Catholic News Service
HYDERABAD, India (CNS) — An Indian priest wanted for allegedly sexually assaulting a teen-age girl in Chicago was arrested in his native India. Father Sleeva Policetti was arrested in the southern city of Hyderabad Friday after Indian police were sent an anonymous mobile phone text message, reported UCA News, an Asian church news agency based in Thailand. The priest was ordered held in judicial custody at least until June 6, police said. Father Policetti, former pastor of St. Tarcissus Parish in Chicago, fled the United States in May 2002 as archdiocesan authorities were about to suspend him and civil authorities were preparing to investigate allegations that he had an inappropriate relationship with a teen-age girl.
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