Former Pastor Dino Cardelli Takes Plea Deal in Child Abuse Case
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June 22, 2011 at 12:33PM
Dino Cardelli, the founder and former pastor of Arcata's Calvary Chapel, has struck a plea deal in which he admits to the continuous sexual abuse of a minor under the age of 14 who was living in his custody. Cardelli was arrested last September and charged with one count of recurring sexual conduct, three counts of lewd and lascivious acts and five counts of oral copulation, all with a single victim -- a child under the age of 14.