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Defense expert: Child sexual abuse accommodation syndrome is 'junk science'

December 1, 2011, 11:34 am
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Prosecutors offered it as powerful evidence of why children who make molestation allegations ought to be believed, but a defense expert Monday labeled child sexual abuse accommodation syndrome as "junk science."

Lawyers for Tommy Gene Daniels had an adopted daughter, now 22, testify in his child molestation trial on Monday.
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Priest jailed on suspicion of molesting 14-year-old girl in Sacramento

December 2, 2011, 5:34 pm
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A young Catholic priest lauded in Woodland for his involvement with the community will be arraigned in Sacramento Superior Court today on multiple counts of molesting a 14-year-old girl in Sacramento.

The Rev. Uriel Ojeda, 32, was placed on leave by the Sacramento Catholic Diocese.
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Redding priest arraigned on molestation charges

December 3, 2011, 12:00 am
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As his supporters whimpered softly in the audience, a Catholic priest appeared before a Sacramento judge Friday and was formally charged with seven counts of child molestation.

The Rev. Uriel Ojeda listens to the courtroom proceedings Friday with attorney Jesse Ortiz. Ojeda is being held in jail in lieu of $5 million bail. A bail review hearing is scheduled for Tuesday.

Marta Elena Gonzalez of Redding, who said she is a supporter of the Rev. Uriel Ojeda, waits Friday outside the courtroom. Ojeda's attorney, Jesse Ortiz, asked that people not make quick judgments about the case.

The Rev. Rodolfo Llamas, center, in dark shirt, joins supporters of the Rev. Uriel Ojeda before Friday's arraignment. About a dozen people came to the courthouse to show support for Ojeda.

The Rev. Uriel Ojeda, center, appears Friday in Sacramento Superior Court for his arraignment on seven counts of molesting a teenage girl over a two-year span in Sacramento and Shasta counties. At left is attorney Jesse Ortiz. Ojeda, who has served in the Sacramento Diocese in Woodland and Redding parishes, did not enter a plea.
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Sacramento jury sent to decide if Baptist pastor molested 5 girls

December 4, 2011, 11:43 am
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It's a case likely to come down to questions of credibility and character.

Tommy Daniels
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Backers of accused priest show support

December 7, 2011, 2:11 pm
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An estimated 40 supporters crowded the hallway of a Sacramento courtroom and prayed the rosary Tuesday in support of a Catholic priest who is accused of molesting a girl under the age of 14.

Backers of the Rev. Uriel Ojeda crowd outside a Sacramento Superior Court courtroom Tuesday in a show of support for the Catholic priest accused of molesting a girl under age 14.

The Rev. Uriel Ojeda briefly appeared in court for a hearing to reduce his bail from $5 million. His attorney, Jesse Ortiz, far left, asked for the hearing to be reset to allow time to review police reports. The new hearing is Dec. 19.
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Baptist pastor convicted of molesting 5 girls in his Citrus Heights home

December 9, 2011, 12:00 am
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The trial came down to the word of a Baptist preacher who castigated as liars the troubled little girls who called him a child molester.

Tommy Gene Daniels' defense called a witness who said she saw nothing wrong while living in his home.
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Should football's Tim Tebow tone down taking a knee for God?

December 18, 2011, 12:44 pm
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Man of faith or religious zealot? Tim Tebow, the Denver Broncos quarterback who continues to defy his critics, has become the most polarizing, and talked about, figure in professional sports today.

Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow prays in the end zone before kickoff at the start of last Sunday's game against the Chicago Bears. "Tebowing," as the drop-and-pray pose is called, is now recognized as a word and has its own website.

Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow warms up before an NFL game. "Tebowmania" is growing with each Broncos victory.

Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow (15) stiff-arms Chicago Bears defensive end Israel Idonije (71) in the first quarter of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 11, 2011, in Denver.

Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow (15) prays in the end zone before the start of an NFL football game against the Chicago Bears, Sunday, Dec. 11, 2011, in Denver.
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Christmas pageants add production values to spread cheer and message

December 20, 2011, 9:45 am
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The message may be the same, but the way it is delivered has certainly changed as large churches produce more elaborate Christmas productions every year. Sacramento-area churches are staging Christmas shows that often include large casts, theatrical lighting and music, and special guests.

Members of the Silhouettes perform Friday at Bayside Church in Roseville in the church's Christmas show-service. The Silhouettes were finalists on TV's "America's Got Talent." "We do Christmas around here big because God did Christmas big the first time," says Curt Harlow, teaching pastor.

Joel Thompson, with daughters Lana, left, and Ella, watches Bayside's pageant. "This was a Broadway production," he said.
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Priest held on $5 million bail is no flight risk, his defense attorney says

December 20, 2011, 2:08 pm
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An unspoken fear that the Rev. Uriel Ojeda will take off for Mexico if he gets out of jail is the big reason the priest, accused of child molestation, is stuck with a $5 million bail, his lawyer said Monday.

The Rev. Uriel Ojeda, center, listens as lawyer Jesse Ortiz speaks for him at a previous appearance in Sacramento Superior Court on Dec. 6. On Monday a judge reset a bail-review motion for Jan. 5.
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Young widower says family, friends, faith help him cope

December 25, 2011, 12:14 pm
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On June 16, as the sun beat down on a Bahamas beach, honeymooners Victor and Crystal Rodriguez strapped on their harnesses and parasailed above the ocean. Moments later, the life they had planned together snapped.

Victor Rodriguez, 23, lost his wife in June when they were parasailing together on the last day of their honeymoon in the Bahamas and suddenly fell approximately 200 feet. Victor, who was badly injured, has been slowly rebuilding his life.

Victor Rodriguez gets a hug of encouragement from his mother, Jeanne, before a softball game in Roseville.

Victor and Crystal Rodriguez photographed on their wedding day in Roseville.
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Bee readers tell their stories of angel encounters

December 25, 2011, 12:59 pm
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The Bee has compiled angel stories from readers. Each has two things in common: Something inexplicable happens in a person's life, and once that event occurs, the world is left a better place, if only for a moment.

Tom Lumbrazo of Roseville walked away from a terrible accident without a scratch in 2001. He believes it was the work of an angel. Could it have been the same angel he saw in the clouds in Sedona in 2008?

Jack was the source of smiles and an island of calm for Joyce Lodwick.

Terri Barnard received this wax angel from Jennifer, an adorable 10-year-old "angel" who had cerebral palsy.

Sherry Meyerhoff, left, gets up to a little Easter fun with her friend Debbie Sanchez.
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Retiring pastor gives last Westminster Presbyterian sermon on Christmas Day

December 26, 2011, 8:05 am
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The pipe organ played, the congregation sang and, for the last time on Christmas morning, a retiring minister put on his black robe and blue stole.

The Rev. Tom Oxtoby speaks Sunday in his final service at Westminster Presbyterian Church.

The Rev. Tom Oxtoby receives a little inspiration from his wife, Shirley Fleming-Oxtoby, on Sunday before delivering his Christmas sermon at Westminster Presbyterian Church in downtown Sacramento, the last service as he retires and moves back to Detroit.
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Fremont Presbyterian split -- and land holdings -- challenged

December 30, 2011, 10:52 am
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Most Fremont Presbyterian church members thought the turmoil in their congregation would end after they voted 427-164 to leave the national denomination in October.

The Rev. Donald Baird, senior pastor at Fremont Presbyterian Church, steps down from the pulpit Sunday after members voted to leave the Presbyterian Church USA and join the Evangelical Presbyterian Church, which leaders said reflects more traditional beliefs.
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Memories of a gay man's suicide loom over Fremont Presbyterian Church

January 1, 2012, 12:00 am
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On July 23, 1992, Thomas Paniccia, an Air Force sergeant, announced he was gay on national television. On the anniversary of that day 15 years later, Paniccia drove to an undeveloped cul-de-sac in Roseville several blocks from his home and waited to die.

Thomas Paniccia, who earned multiple commendations in the U.S. Air Force, announced he was gay in 1992 in a challenge to the military's "don't ask, don't tell" rule. Fifteen years later, to the day, he committed suicide.

David Larson, above, rented a room to Tom Paniccia and was his friend. Paniccia, who was expelled from the Air Force when he revealed he was gay, committed suicide 15 years later. Larson says Paniccia was conflicted over his homosexuality and his religious views.

The Rev. Donald Baird, Paniccia's pastor at Fremont Presbyterian Church, blames media pressure for Paniccia's suicide.
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Sacramento pastors are raising their political voices

January 2, 2012, 6:52 am
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Pastors in the city of Sacramento are preaching politics. The spiritual leaders of mostly African American churches have emerged in recent weeks as a new special interest group in city politics.

Bishop Sherwood Carthen announced the Difference Maker Awards. Over a thousand people joined in a Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration at Capitol Christian Center in Sacramento Sunday night. Photo taken January 16, 2011.
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Californians to Watch: Methodist minister takes on Internet gambling

January 3, 2012, 12:29 pm
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The Rev. James Butler will fight for more than a dozen regulations to limit Internet gambling, including requiring gamblers to get the permission of their spouses.

The Rev. James Butler will fight for more than a dozen regulations to limit Internet gambling, including requiring gamblers to get the permission of their spouses.
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Supporters steadfast as priest faces bail-reduction hearing in Sacramento

January 5, 2012, 7:05 am
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A few minutes after noon every Monday through Friday, Sylvia Chavez pulls her red Nissan Sentra into her regular parking spot alongside the thick walls and cyclone fences of the Sacramento County Main Jail.

The Rev. Uriel Ojeda, shown at a hearing in December, is being held in isolation at the downtown jail in lieu of $5 million bail. His lawyer is expected to argue today for a reduction in bail.

Oscar Michel, center, cries on the shoulder of friend Martha Carrillo as the Woodland residents join other supporters of the Rev. Uriel Ojeda to sing carols on Christmas Day outside the Sacramento County Main Jail.

Moises Jauregui of Woodland exults on Christmas Day as he tells fellow supporters that the Rev. Uriel Ojeda can see them from jail. Defense attorney Jesse Ortiz said the accused priest heard the group singing and "it gave him peace and strength."

Oscar Michel of Woodland, one of the singers outside the jail on Christmas, belongs to a youth group run by the Rev. Uriel Ojeda.
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Sacramento prosecutor says priest confessed to molesting girl

January 6, 2012, 12:10 am
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A young priest accused of molesting a teenage girl stood, head bowed, inside a Sacramento courtroom jail cell Thursday as lawyers argued whether he was a threat to the community.

The Rev. Uriel Ojeda, with attorney Jesse Ortiz, listens during Thursday's court hearing. Ortiz said he expects Ojeda to post bail, reduced to $700,000, and be released from the Sacramento County jail.
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Churches join together to improve health of 38,000 Natomas residents

January 9, 2012, 6:37 am
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Natomas is known for Power Balance Pavilion and floodplains. Now some church leaders are hoping the community north of downtown becomes associated with something else: physically fit residents.
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Supporters patiently await priest's release from Sacramento jail

January 10, 2012, 10:25 am
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Supporters of the Rev. Uriel Ojeda waited into the darkness Monday to see if the Catholic priest jailed on child molestation charges would be able to post bail.

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The crowd that gathered in hope of seeing the Rev. Uriel Ojeda freed on bail Monday from the Sacramento jail sang songs in Spanish and floated balloons in support of the accused priest.
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