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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
